![]() Want to help Monarch populations while growing a plant that deer are unlikely to touch? Plant more Milkweed! It’s milky interior is a turn-off to deer. This mix of Texas wildflowers and flowering shrubs are almost deer-proof! They would make a gorgeous garden bed that would attract pollinators from spring to fall: Top deer resistant plants in Texas – Top row: Antelope Horns Milkweed, Butterflyweed, Mexican Hat.īottom row: Indian Blanket, Damiantia, Shrubby Boneset. Want to design a deer resistant garden? These are the five best plants in Texas for keeping the deer away. They tend to avoid plants once they get a certain size.įor your best chance at keeping the deer away, choose plants with these characteristics: Plus you’ll have healthy plants to admire and enjoy in your garden! Characteristics of Deer-Resistant PlantsĪs they say, a hungry deer will eat anything! Above all, they prefer the tender foliage of new plants and small plants. With less deer browsing, you’ll be able to provide nectar and pollen for pollinators, seeds for birds, and fruit for other small mammals. While a native garden should feed all wildlife including deer, adding these deer resistant plants to your garden will help ensure there will be some food left over for other species. In certain areas the deer population exceeds the carrying capacity of the ecosystem, which is the maximum number of deer the ecosystem can support without degradation of habitat. The Texas Hill Country near where I live, has the highest white-tailed deer population in Texas. The deer population has grown rapidly over the last 50 years, in part due to conservation efforts, but also due to loss of their natural predators and more urbanization which provides them with additional food sources (i.e., our garden plants!). Today there are 30 million, with an estimated 5.3 million White Tailed Deer in Texas! ![]() By the early 1900s there were fewer than 500,000 remaining in North America due to over hunting. In many ways, our the story of the white tailed deer is actually a major conservation success.
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