Month: September 2009
Bulbs deer (and other critters) don’t like
A helpful AP article by Dean Fosdick reminds me as I prepare my fall bulb order that my garden is plagued by deer, chipmunks, voles and other critters. So while I may leave the fancy tulips to those not-so-blessed with wildlife, I have no shortage of flower-bulb choices.
The Chicago Botanical Garden has this helpful list of wildlife resistant bulbs. Pictures of some of my favorites follow.
- Allium
- Anemone
- Arum italicum
- Bulbocodium vernum
- Chionodoxa
- Colchicum
- Dichelostemma
- Fritillaria
- Galanthus
- Geranium tuberosum
- Hyacinthoides
- Ipheion
- Leucojum
- Muscari
- Nectaroscordum siculum (pictured)
- Narcissus
- Ornithogalum
- Scilla
Nectaroscordum
Narcissus of all kinds. (I’m partial to these thalia daffs)
Scilla
Colchicum (fall flowering)
Leucojum
Fritillaria
Galanthus
Allium (with euphorbia)
Chionodoxa
