Do Deer Eat Pachysandra Terminalis?

Evergreen and low maintenance, pachysandra produces pretty white flowers in early spring. Plant it, and it will grow rapidly into a lush, green, deer-resistant carpet.

Will deer eat pachysandra?

They generally eat conifers in the winter and flowering perennials in the spring and summer. ... For example, near Valley Forge Park in PA where deer density is high and food availability is low, deer will even eat pachysandra and holy bushes after they've devoured all of the hemlocks and arbravitae.

Do deer and rabbits eat pachysandra?

Rabbits have very sharp front teeth that make tell-tale sharp, angled cuts that look just like someone has cut stems with scissors. Rabbits usually don't eat pachysandra, which explains why the plants are still there.

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