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Rabbit Resistant Flowering Perennials
Vibrant landscape garden beds are a staple of households in North Texas. These gardens are a highlight of your front yard landscaping, so it can be devastating to see many of your flowering plants destroyed by rabbits. In order to prevent this, we have provided a list of rabbit-resistant flowering perennials that are long-lasting and will keep the rabbits away.
Coneflower
This daisy-like wildflower is a highlight in gardens across North Texas. These perennials can survive for as long as 10 years if maintained properly with full sunlight and well-draining soil. If watered with no less than an inch weekly, coneflowers are a heat-tolerant plant that can grow between 1.5 and 2.5 feet tall and will bloom during the summer months due to their drought-resistant nature.
Salvia
There are many types of salvia, all of which are resistant to rabbits and pests, making them a common addition to many landscape design plans. The longest-flowering perennial is the autumn-sage salvia, blooming from April through October. Similar to the coneflower, common sage (salvia) remains a simple, low-maintenance plant, only requiring water if it becomes overly dry in its preferred full-sunshine habitat.
Daylily
Daylilies are common in many gardens because they are available in almost every color imaginable. They are typically low-maintenance, requiring water only once a week once adjusted to the environment, and occasionally dead-heading of spent blooms. Similar to many other perennials, daylilies thrive on full sunlight and bloom and flower during the summer months, specifically May and June. Daylilies are able to thrive pretty much anywhere and can grow to be between 1 and 4 feet tall.
Hellebore
Unlike most perennials, Hellebore is a shade-tolerant perennial that flowers during the winter months and thrives in complete shade and partial sun. Due to their natural clumping form, hellebores are prone to spreading if they are not properly maintained. This can be avoided by removing seed pods, separating large groups of the plant, or even arranging or removing other plants from its vicinity. Hellebores are low-maintenance and only require water once a week in order to fully thrive.
Coreopsis
These golden daisy-like flowers make beautiful additions to a garden and can be grown practically anywhere in Texas. Similar to Hellebore, Coreopsis is also prone to indefinite multiplying and spreading, so it is important to take action against this. These perennials bloom during the warm months of April, May, and June and thrive best in full sun or partial shade. Similar to the other perennials mentioned, Coreopsis is low-maintenance and requires water once a week to reach its full potential.
Canna
These tropical perennials are common in many gardens due to their striking height and bold foliage. Although cannas are known to attract hummingbirds, they remain rabbit-resistant and will stay intact to produce beautiful blooms in the months of April through September. Cannas require a good amount of water, especially during their growing season, so they require deep watering every week at minimum to reach their full growth, which is between 1.5 and 5 feet tall.
Verbena
Although there is a wide variety of Verbena, ‘Blue Princess’ and ‘Homestead Purple’ Verbena are said to be the best because of their impressive tolerance to heat and cold. Verbena are commonly used perennials due to their impressive blooming season between April and September as well as their vivid and vibrant color scheme, which can add character to the dullest of gardens. These flowers thrive most in full sunlight and require an average of one inch of water per week, making them incredibly low-maintenance. Despite this, Verbena is highly prone to spreading, which means that precautions towards this are nothing short of necessary.
Pentas
These perennials come in many colors, such as red, white, pink, and purple, and are commonly grown in pots and container gardens. Pentas thrive most in full sun and partial shade and bloom from spring until the fall. In the summer, pentas usually require daily watering, but watering can be slowed in the winter as it is outside of its blooming season. Pentas can also be moved indoors during heavy freezes and drastic weather changes.