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What plants do bunnies hate?
Plants that rabbits hate
- marigolds.
- lavender.
- sage.
- columbine.
- delphinium.
- bee balm.
- lemon balm.
- catnip.
What repels rabbits from eating plants?
To discourage pesky rabbits, try dusting your plants with plain talcum powder. Since rabbits are great sniffers, powdered red pepper sprinkled around the garden or on targeted plants may keep them out. Irish Spring soap shavings placed in little drawstring bags around the garden will also help to keep rabbits away.
Is there a flower that rabbits won’t eat?
Columbine. Columbine plants and flowers may look delicate, but rabbits avoid these hardy perennial flowers. Columbines thrive in the same environments that rabbits often frolic in, including alpine gardens and partially shady woodland gardens.
Do marigolds keep bunnies away?
Answer: Marigolds do not repel rabbits, deer, or other animals. In fact, rabbits occasionally browse heavily on marigolds. Erecting a chicken wire or hardware cloth fence around the vegetable garden is the best way to keep rabbits out of the garden.
How do I stop rabbits from eating my garden?
8 WAYS TO KEEP RABBITS OUT OF YOUR GARDEN
- Add physical garden barriers.
- Protect individual plants.
- Include plants rabbits don’t like.
- Remove potential nesting spots.
- Add visual deterrents.
- Elicit the help of predators.
- Create your own spray.
- Try other home remedies.
Are hydrangeas poisonous to rabbits?
But while you may think something might make a tasty treat for your pet, even some common garden plants can be toxic to rabbits, including ivy, lilies and hydrangea.
Do coffee grounds keep rabbits away?
Coffee is an environmentally friendly way to repel unwanted insects and animals in the garden. The smell of the coffee repels snails, slugs and ants. You may also have success using coffee grounds to repel mammals, including cats, rabbits and deer.
Do rabbits eat marigolds?
Rabbits prefer young, tender shoots and are particularly fond of lettuce, beans, and broccoli. Flowers they like to nibble include gazanias, marigolds, pansies, and petunias.
What garden vegetables do rabbits not eat?
Plants rabbits tend to avoid include:
- Vegetables: asparagus, leeks, onions, potatoes, rhubarb, squash, tomatoes.
- Flowers: cleomes, geraniums, vincas, wax begonias.
- Herbs: basil, mint, oregano, parsley, tarragon.
What shrubs do rabbits not eat?
Rabbits generally don’t like the prickliness or the flavor and aroma of shrubs such as:
- Holly.
- Juniper.
- Oregon grape.
- Currant or gooseberry.
- Turpentine bush.
- Lavender.
- Rosemary.
- Jojoba.
What flowers to plant that rabbits won’t eat?
Asters. When looking for rabbit-resistant flowers to plant,asters ( Symphyotrichum) can be a great choice.
What plants deter rabbits?
Pot Marigold is on the list of plants that repel rabbits because they hate how it smells. Also called English marigolds, these plants are direct relations to the African and French marigolds.
What flowers are resistant to rabbits?
Butterfly and Bird Attracting. Floss flower is resistant to rabbits and grows up to 2 1/2 feet tall in full sun or partial shade. A common annual plant, pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) is resistant to rabbits and produces cheery yellow to orange flowers. The lance-shaped leaves are aromatic and both they and the flowers are edible.
What flowers do rabbits dislike?
As reported at HintsandThings.com, rabbits dislike plants with tough leaves, strong smells, milky sap and anything with prickles. Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro) is not really a thistle, but its spiney leaves and blue flower heads will deter rabbits just as well.
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