Groundhog Resistant Perennials, Veggies, Ferns & Grass

February 6, 2025

Perennials
For Shade/Part Shade

  • Aconitum sp. (Monkshood)
  • Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit)
  • Artemisia sp. (Artemisia)
  • Asarum candense (Wild Ginger)
  • Astilbe sp. (Astilbe)
  • Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago)
  • Chelone sp. (Turtlehead)
  • Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley)
  • Dicentra eximia (Fringed Bleeding-heart)
  • Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart)
  • Digitalis sp. (Foxglove)
  • Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff )
  • Helleborus sp. (Hellebore)
  • Heuchera americana (Heuchera)

Perennials
For Sun/Part Sun

  • Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
  • Allium Schoenoprasum (Ornamental Onion)
  • Anemone blanda (Windflower)
  • Artemisia sp. (Wormwood)
  • Amsonia tabernaemontana (Amsonia)
  • Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)
  • Coreopsis verticillata (Threadleaf Coreopsis)
  • Delphinium sp. (Delphinium)
  • Dianthus sp. (Dianthus)
  • Digitalis sp. (Foxglove)
  • Gaillardia pulchella (Blanket Flower)
  • Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’ (Daylily cv.)
  • Iris sp. (Iris)
  • Kniphofia uvaria (Poker Plant)
  • Lavandula sp. (Lavender)
  • Narcissus sp. (Daffodil)
  • Nepeta catarina (Catmint)
  • Oenothera tetragona (Sundrops)
  • Paeonia sp. (Peony)
  • Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
  • Rudbeckia sp. (Coneflower)
  • Sedum sp. (Sedum)
  • Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears)
  • Wisteria floribunda (Wisteria)

Ferns
For Shade/Part Shade

  • Cyrtomium falcatum (Holly Fern)
  • Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay-Scented Fern)
  • Dryopteris marginalis (Wood Fern)
  • Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)
  • Osmunda claytoniana (Interrupted Fern)
  • Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
  • Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
  • Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Grasses
For Sun

  • Andropogon (Bluestem)
  • Carex stricta (Tussok Sedge)
  • Chasmanthium (Northern Sea Oats)
  • Deschampsia ces. (Tufted Hair Grass)
  • Panicum vir. (Switchgrass)

Herbs & Vegetables

  • Cepa Allium (Onions)
  • Citrosum Pelargonium (Geranium Citronella)
  • Officinalis Melissa (Lemon Balm)
  • Parthenium Chrysanthemum (Feverfew)
  • Schoenoprasum Allium (Chives)
  • Sp. Artemisia (Artemisia)
  • Sp. Lavandula (Lavender)
  • Sp. Thymus (Thyme)
  • Tuberosum Allium (Garlic Chives)
  • Tuberosum Solanum (Potatoes)
  • Vulgaris Beta (Beets)
  • Vulgare Foeniculum (Fennel)