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weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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grandma_gardener_02 a5, NE PA (
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Wed, Apr 14, 10 at 10:25
| I have a bed where we were growing knockout roses which deer have decimated. [We live in an urban area] We are looking for something to replace them that are deer resistant. One possibility that has been suggested is the wiegela wine and roses. Anybody know if this would be deer resistant? |
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RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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| Unfortunately my mother got a 3 gallon Wine and Roses last year and this Spring before it leafed out something ate it to the ground and I believe it was deer or maybe a rabbit?? |
RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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| The deer haven't bothered mine, but it could be because a) they were so full from eating numerous other things, or b) it was so hidden by weeds that they didn't notice it. |
RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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| Deer have differing tastes and if they have the run of a property they will develop a taste for plants that otherwise would be of little or no interest to them. |
RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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| I have wine and roses and a variegated weigela in my backyard where deer often roam and they have never touched the weigela. But as Alisande also mentioned it could also be because they were so busy eating so many other shrubs. |
RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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| My landscape designer assured me these were deer resistent. I have yet (in 6 years) to see a bloom on them because the deer in my area seem to have a special fondness for the flower buds. I am about to rip them out because I don't find them to be attractive shrubs when they are not blooming. |
RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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The deer have never shown interest in the variegated weigela and I have had lovely blooms every year, however, that is not the case for wine and roses. Wouldn't say its their favorite but they definitely eat it.
I know my garden center said they were off the deer eating list as well. Guess it depends on what else is on the menu.
Flora |
RE: weigela [wine and roses] - deer resistant??????
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| maybe you could plant a nice bed of green hostas for the deer and they'll leave you weigela alone? |
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