Which critter ate my astilbe?

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Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 7:53

I have 4 astilbe, in a row. I planted them about a month ago. Today I look out and one is completely gone. No remnants on the ground. just a stub of brown stem. We have rabbits, chipmunks, deer, and squirrels, who is the culprit?

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Posted by gardenweed_z6a N CT (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 8:05

My guess would be deer--I don't have them where I am but I do have squirrels, chipmunks & bunnies. None of my astilbes or hosta have ever even been nibbled--I'm guessing because I'm not in their established path but a neighbor's shade garden just 3 houses up the road from me gets chomped by deer every year.

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