Deer-tolerant vs Deer-deterrent

Deer may or may not choose to eat plants depending on location, even a few miles over. Some plants that are not typically browsed may end up being browsed by your deer. Deer-tolerant plants can handle it - in fact, they may respond really well to a bit of browsing. Note that I wrote "a bit" - not much can handle an entire herd of deer going after a tiny population, especially newly planted baby plants. Take precautions as necessary, then see what happens with the ones that manage to spread. Deer-deterrent plants are ones that deer seem to consistently steer clear of. Plants with strong, fragrant foliage are not known to be palatable to deer anywhere. These can sometimes be used to protect deer snacks if carefully planted in a community surrounding deer snacks, because the scent will be too overpowering.

Near-Natives and Species of Concern

I do sell some plants that are not native to PA or the local ecoregion. These plants are either species of concern in other parts of the US (and therefore not spreading even in their native range in which they evolved to thrive), or have otherwise been tested by other gardens and shown to play well with others. I do not sell plants that are known to be aggressive that are not native to this area. I also do not sell near-natives that put native species at risk (especially species of concern) through hybridization. This is why I do not and will not be carrying Echinacea laevigata (for example), because I am growing and hope to offer Echinacea laevigata in the future.

Showy Tick-Trefoil

Name: Showy Tick-Trefoil
SKU: Desmodium canadense
Availability: OutOfStock

Desmodium canadense, showy tick-trefoil, beginning to bloom at the edge of the food forest at The MagiK Garden

Eastern PA Native, MagiK Picks, Native Food Forest, North American Native Plants, Northern-Piedmont Native, PA Herbaceous, Seed/Spore Grown

Showy Tick-Trefoil

$5.00

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SKU: Desmodium canadense Categories: Eastern PA Native, MagiK Picks, Native Food Forest, North American Native Plants, Northern-Piedmont Native, PA Herbaceous, Seed/Spore Grown

Description

native to southeastern PA, plant in your native permaculture food forest for its nitrogen-fixing roots (which release nitrogen back into the soil when they go dormant in the winter), and to attract pollinators to your garden

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