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azubah

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slug resistant flowers
« on: July 31, 2017, 03:01 »
Which flowers seem to be slug resistant in your garden?

I sowed some snapdragons and poppies this year and none got eaten.

Petunias, marigolds and larkspur all get eaten.

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Re: slug resistant flowers
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2017, 11:12 »
Snapdragons first appeared in my herb garden as if by magic about 10 years ago and have self-seeded there ever since, so they must be pretty slug-proof (as well as everything-else-proof!)

Ox eye daisies don't appear to be favourite slug snacks either.

Herbaceous perennials like Delphiniums, Alstromeria and Heleniums, will get razed to the ground when they first start regrowing in spring if I don't get there in time with the pellets of doom - they aren't as vulnerable when fully grown but slugs will still have a chew at the Alstromerias from time to time.
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Re: slug resistant flowers
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2017, 11:48 »
Grown Zinnias for the first time this year and they seem pretty tough, an Antirrhinums (as JayG said)
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