Hello ...
I started my first heucheras last fall and am somewhat new to this forum. I tend to do a lot of research about deer resistance for plants I hope to put in the front yard ... that's deer territory. I checked many sites and nurseries and all of them said that heuchs were deer resistant. Well, my deer don't read.
Thank God, I planted them in containers before I put them in their permanent spots. The deer ate them down to nubs in one night. Using Deer Fence on them kind of spoiled the look of the foliage and the foliage is why I wanted to plant them.
I relocated them to the back yard where they are safe from critters, but where I have very little shade. In my climate, I have very hot and dry summers and living at a higher elevation more intense sunlight, so the back yard is not ideal from what I have read. So far, they made it through a week-long heat spell of triple digits and I only lost one of them to the heat.
Are there any heucheras that are truly deer resistant ? I have more shade in the front yard.
Smiles,
Lyn
