Will Deer Eat Heliotrope?

Heliotrope, with its richly perfumed blooms, has a hairy, almost sandpapery leaf that deer don't usually nibble. Sunflower and zinnia also serve up a rough-textured leaf, as do gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta).

Is Heliotrope poisonous to deer?

These sweethearts are temperate perennials usually grown as annuals, and growing a heliotrope plant will be an additional pleasure for those who live in places with hot, dry summers. They are drought and heat tolerant and deer hate them. ... All parts of the plant are poisonous to humans and animals if ingested.

What plants do deer hate the most?

Daffodils, foxgloves, and poppies are common flowers with a toxicity that deer avoid. Deer also tend to turn their noses up at fragrant plants with strong scents. Herbs such as sages, ornamental salvias, and lavender, as well as flowers like peonies and bearded irises, are just “stinky” to deer.