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Q.Lantana and deer

Zone southern INdiana I think 7 or 9 | Anonymous added on April 29, 2016 | Answered

I am wanting to put out some lantana this year but do not know if the deer will leave them alone.

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Downtoearthdigs
Answered on April 30, 2016

There is no such thing as a deer-resistant plant, and when deer populations are high and food becomes scarce, deer may feed on plants that are thought to be deer-tolerant. However, deer generally do not like plants with pungent aromas, such as lantana.

Sources:
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/publications/deerbest.html
http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C985

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