What Animals Eat Daisies

Deer and rabbits are the two that are most troublesome. Both will eat daisies, munching on the plants until nothing is left but stubs. This may even happen overnight. Gerbera daisies are often severely damaged by deer, according to the Rutgers University Extension website.

Are wild daisies deer resistant?

For the rest of us, the best we can hope for is a deer resistant garden. … The key for gardeners desiring a beautiful garden that deer walk past is to select plants in the latter category. Shasta Daisies are beautiful and deer resistant. Let me qualify what “deer resistant” means.

What annual flowers do deer not like?

Heat-loving annuals that deer tend to ignore include lantana, Cosmos sulphureus, angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia) and summer snapdragon (Angelonia). Plants with milky sap, like Diamond Frost-type euphorbia (Euphorbia graminea), are ones deer dislike, as are annuals with strong odors, like marigolds.