Deer Resistant Plants

Talayote produces clusters of small cream and green milkweed flowers that are held above and among the large heart shaped foliage and can be found in flower from summer and into early fall attracting a host of smaller pollinators. Item# 10828.

The tall sturdy spikes of this Liatris quickly develop white pearl-like buds that open to clusters of lavender flowers. No staking is required for this beautiful native clump-forming cormous perennial. Plant it at the back of the border in small to large groupings for a wonderful effect and the butterflies will love you for it as well. Item# 9866.

A show stopper! Tangerine Beauty Cross Vine produces a huge mass of 2" orange trumpets with yellow throats in late spring with some blooms throughout summer on well-established vines. An easily grown and vigorous clinging native evergreen vine that can easily grow up masonry, tree bark, or other structures without support.Cross Vines are a low maintenance choice for fences, posts, and large trellises. The trumpet shaped flowers attract hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators. The unusual compound, glossy, dark green foliage takes on orange, red, bronze, and purple tones when grown in full sun during fall and winter.  Item# 670.

The flowers of this trailing Lantana open a golden yellow and deepen to a rich orange. Tangerine Lantana is a vigorous and free flowering Lantana that is well suited to use as a groundcovering perennial in zones 8-11 or as an annual in colder climates. Use it en masse in the garden or landscape as a groundcover or let it spill over walls as well as from large containers. The nectar rich flowers attract a myriad of beneficial insects and pollinators especially butterflies and bees. Provide a full to mostly sunny position in average moist soils for the best flowering. Item# 11148

Spikes of deep orange tubular flowers tower over the fragrant gray foliage of this compact free flowering Agastache from late spring to fall attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees with its nectar rich rewards. Tango Hummingbird Mint is a compact growing and exceptionally free flowering Agastache or Mexican Hyssop well suited to any sunny well-drained garden or container combo. Excellent drainage is key for winter survivability. Item# 11187

This selection of Tea Camellia is as wonderful in the garden as it is in your glass. Tea Breeze produces aprofusion of fragrant 1-2" pure white flowers with a large boss of golden yellow stamens that are set against the deep green glossy leaves. An excellent variety for green tea. Item# 671.

 out of stock temporarily, should have more in late summer of 2020.    Item 11129

Produces brightly contrasting white and purple typical violet flowers from spring to fall. The Australian Trailing Violet makes a choice groundcover for moist shady areas or spilling up to 3-6' long from hanging baskets and containers. Prefers a moist, rich soil with shade during the hottest part of the day. Item# 682

Clusters of 6-8" wide night fragrant white flowers with long thin narrow petals and a wavy circular hymen are borne in summer atop the sturdy 2-3' high stems of this heirloom garden favorite. Tropical Giant Spider Lily is a vigorous clump forming, evergreen (to deciduous where freezes occur) bulbous perennial with large glossy medium green sword-shaped upright to arching foliage that readily multiplies into a dense clump of foliage and flowers. It makes an easy and low maintenance addition to the garden or landscape as well as an easy and forgiving container specimen plant. The lush, large sword-like, rich green upright to arching foliage is attractive even when the plant is not in flower. We ship large established plants growing in their own soil and container. Item# 1239

An easily grown and fast growing small to medium sized tree with large tropical looking foliage. The Tungoil Tree produces clusters of showy white and lavender flowers that are followed by the large nut-like seeds that are valued for their oil content. Item# 9615.

Clusters of pink to lavender buds open to rich blue, upward facing, starry flowers that fade to lavender. The Blue Milkweed or Tweedia flowers throughout the warmer months once well established and can be grown as a small vine but more commonly as a small bushy perennial. Pinch them back in spring to help make fuller plants. This unusual South American member of the Milkweed family is root hardy in zone 8, establish young plants in spring or early summer for the best results. Outside of its hardiness range it can be grown as an annual or is easily overwintered indoors as a container plant. Item# 10884.

An easy groundcovering perennial, Under the Sea Selfheal produces fat spikes of dark bracts from which tubular purplish pink flowers emerge over an extended period from late spring and through early summer providing nectar to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. This member of the mint family is easy to establish and requires little care once established in the garden as a groundcover beneath larger perennials or as a component of the meadow or prairie. Selfheal can be used to good effect spilling over walls or even in containers if you feel you need to contain it. Item# 11176

The most popular variegated Oleander, Mrs. Runge produces large clusters of large, fragrant, soft rosy pink, double flowers often with one or more petals having a white streak or flecks. The fragrance is reminiscent of baby powder. The large rich green foliage is edged in a wide band of creamy white and at times entire leaves may be creamy white. This is a large growing, vigorous and free flowering Oleander. Item# 705.

Beautiful white edged, green foliage along zig-zagging green to woody stems. It gets it's name from the clusters of tiny red, bird shaped blooms that are borne in summer. An easy to grow architecturally pleasing specimen. 3 plants per pot. 

The large palmate tropical looking foliage of the Variegated Tapioca is heavily splashed with sunny yellow emanating from the center of the leaves and radiating outward and the leaves are edged in a deep bluish green. The yellow eventually matures to a creamy white and the long purplish red petioles (leaf stems) add to the color show. Tapioca makes a showy heat and sun loving vigorous tropical for the summer garden and in containers. Provide good drainage and ample sunlight for the best results. Item# 11008.

Worth growing just for its randomly variegated bright white and green variegated foliage that is a standout in the garden. The sleepy, deep red 1" blooms glow like Christmas lights against the white and green foliage. Super easy to grow and care for and your Hummingbirds and Butterflies will show their appreciation for this attractive plant as well. This selection does show solid green new growth from time to time which should be pruned away. Item# 712.