RABBIT PROOF PLANTS

No plant is said to be really rabbit proof. Young rabbits investigate by nibbling most plants. They soon learn which plants are tasty and which ones to leave alone.  

In general rabbits dislike very aromatic plants, plants that ooze caustic milky sap, prickly plants, plants with spines, or plants with tough leathery leaves.

Below is a list of plants which are considered rabbit resistant.  These are only from A to E in the alphabet.

Abutilon vitifolium

Acanthus Bears Britches

Aconitum Monks Hood

Agapanthus African Blue Lily

Ajuga Bugle

Alcea Hollyhock

Alchemilla Lady's Mantle

Amsonia

Anaphalis Pearl Everlasting

Anchusa Alkanet

Anemone Blanda

Aquilegia Columbine

Artemesia Mugwort

Aruncus sylvester

Aster

Astilbe False Goats Beard

Ballota

Bergenia Elephants Ears

Borago Borrage

Brunnera Macrophylla

Campanula lactiflora Milky Bellflower

Cephalaria

Clarkia Godetia

Colchium Autumn Crocus

Convalleria majalis Lily Of The Valley

Crinum

Corydalis

Crocosmia

Cyclamen Sowbread

Cynara scolymus Globe Artichoke

Cynoglossum Hound's Tongue

Dahlia

Dianthus barbatus Sweet William

Diascia

Dicentra Bleeding Heart

Echinops Globe Thistle

Echium Vipere's Bugloss

Epilobium Willowherb

Epimedium Bishop's Mitre

Eremurus Foxtail Lily

Erodium perlagoniflorum Stork's Bill

Eryngium agavifolium Sea Holly

Erythronium Dog's Tooth Violet

Eschecholtzia California Poppy

Eupatorium Joe Pye Weed, Hemp

Reproduced from Complete Gardens CD rom with kind permission of Neil Bromhall

TIP

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