And as an added bonus they are also very attractive to butterflies. However zinnias are classified as occasionally deer resistant which means they can still make the least of deer. As we said before zinnias are only really eaten by deer when theyre lacking the nutrition that theyd get from their typical diet if its a particularly harsh winter and a majority of the regular food sources are not available then zinnias might become more of a viable option. However the reverse is the case at the tender stage. The deer have no reason to eat my zinnias so they dont.
After all deer tracks. This pattern has continued through the late summer and into fall. Deer resistant annual flowers like zinnias have bristly leaf texture which makes them nasty to deer. Deer do not care for the daffodils milky sap and neither do squirrels or rabbits. Deer avoid the prickly center of zinnia flowers.
Seeds are inexpensive so I didnt break the garden budget with this experiment. Deer resistant annual flowers like zinnias have bristly leaf texture which makes them nasty to deer. As we said before zinnias are only really eaten by deer when theyre lacking the nutrition that theyd get from their typical diet if its a particularly harsh winter and a majority of the regular food sources are not available then zinnias might become more of a viable option. Im gonna save you a LOT of heartache anger acid reflux and embarrassing eye twitches. Because if you live where deer cruise the neighborhood at night there are certain plants you.
The deer have no reason to eat my zinnias so they dont. Effects Deer occasionally may cause severe damage to gerber daisies while zinnias are seldom bothered advises the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Early in the season the deer were eating the tops of my zinnias but as the amaranth matured I noticed that something was eating the leaves of this plant and my zinnias were being left in tact. Deer can eat zinnia flowers if they cannot find other palatable sources. Although some plants are more deer-resistant than others hungry deer will eat almost anything.
