Do Deer Eat Ixora?

Hoping to plant pinky orange ixora but have lots of deer. They leave my big gardenia and tea olives alone, but have started munching on lantana.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 02/21/2022 @ 12:34 pm

Deer will eat anything, even if it is labeled as "deer resistant". They are opportunists, so if they like the taste they will eat it. Also, if they have no other food source, they will eat it.

You can repel them from the area, though. This collection of articles will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/deer ^[1]

Here is an article that will help you with the care of Ixora:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/ixora/growing-ixora-shrubs.htm ^[2]

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