Deer Resistant Roses
Deer love to eat
roses. Even roses with terrible thorns have susceptible new growth before
the thorns have had time to harden. Supposedly the new growth tastes best
to the deer, but it is more likely that the deer prefer it because of the
softness and the increased amount of nutrients in new growth. New growth
can be sprayed with an odor type deer repellent to make sure that deer don't
browse at all on the roses. The roses listed below have been found to least
eaten of the many roses available.Rugosa
roses are very durable and can grow in a variety of
conditions. The strong clove like fragrance of the flowers is a deterrent
to browsing deer. Also the rose canes are usually very thorny and
bristly. The leaves are usually leathery and rough.
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BOTANICAL NAME
FLOWER COLOR/FRAGRANCE
COMMENTS
ZONE
Rosa 'Agnes'
Light yellow/Fragrant through mid-Spring
Resistant to mildew and
blackspot. Suseptible to rust.
6-9
Rosa 'Belle
Poitevine'
Pink/Fragrant
Blooms spring through
summer.
4-8
Rosa 'Blanc Double de
Coubert'
White/Fragrant Hips provide fall color.
Disease resistant.
Shade tolerate.
3-9
Rosa 'Delicata'
Mauve-pink late
spring,early summer.
Disease
resistant. Thorny.
3-9
Rosa 'Hansa'
Red violet./spicey
clovelike fragrance
Disease
resistant.
3-8
Rosa 'Scabrosa'
Red/Fragrant.
Blooms spring through summer.
Disease resistant.
3-8
Rosa 'Therese
Bugnet'
Red-violet
doubles/Fragrant
Resistant to black
spot. Shade tolerate.
3-9
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BOTANICAL NAME
FLOWER COLOR/FRAGRANCE
COMMENTS
ZONE
Rosa 'Baronne Prevost'
Pink/Very fragrant early summer through fall
Suseptible to
blackspot.
4-9
Rosa 'Conrad Ferdinand
Meyer'
Pink/ Very fragrant tea-rose type blossoms
Blooms spring through
summer.
4-10
Rosa 'Fisherman's
Friend'
Crimson blosssoms Hips provide fall color.
Blooms through
summer.Shade tolerate.
5-10
Rosa 'Harison's
Yellow'
Deep yellow blooms late
spring,early summer.
Shade tolerant.
3-9
Rosa 'Penelope'
Coral-pink/Very
fragrant late spring to early summer
Doesn't like to be
sprayed or pruned.
5-10
Rosa 'Robusta'
Red/Fragrant.
Blooms spring through summer.
Bourbon rose. Thorny.
5-10
Old Garden Roses date back from the 1800's and
tend to ramble and be very fragrant.
BOTANICAL NAME
FLOWER COLOR/FRAGRANCE
COMMENTS
ZONE
Rosa 'Alfred de Dalmas'
Bush-pink
Thorny. Rough leaves
4-9
Common Moss Rose
Pink/ Very fragrant
Thorny. Fuzzy
calyxes.
5-9
Rosa 'Crested Moss'
Pink/ Very fragrant
Very thorny.
Rough leaves
4-9
Rosa 'Henri Martin'
Dark
red blooms/Fragrant
Thorny.
4-9
Rosa 'General
Kleber'
Medium pink/Very
fragrant late spring to early summer
Thorny. Rough
leaves
4-8
Rosa 'Konigin von
Danemark'
Pink/Fragrant.
Blooms late spring through summer.
Very thorny. Rough
leaves.Disease resistant
4-9
Rosa 'Louis Gimard'
Mauve-pink/pine
scented
Very thorny. Blooms
spring to summer
4-9
Rosa 'Madame de la
Roche-Lambert'
Pink globed
shape. Spring through summer.
Very thorny. Resistant
to black spot and rust. Susceptible to mildew.
4-9
Rosa 'Maiden's
Blush'
Light blush pink/Very
fragrant.
Thorny. Shade
tolerant.
4-9
Rosa 'Striped Moss'
Red-and-white-striped
flowers.
Very thorny. Rough
leaves.
4-9
Rosa 'William Lobb'
Deep mauve/Very
fragrant.
Thorny and bristly.
4-9
Rosa 'York and
Lancaster'
Pink-and-white-striped
petals/Fragrant
Very thorny and
bristly. Rough leaves. Partial shade.
3-9
Name
Flower
Color/Fragrant
Comments
Zones
Rosa villosa/Apple Rose
Mauve-pink/extremely fragrant
Hairs on rose hips cause
irritation.
5-9
Rosa sericea pteracatha
Pink blossoms. Red thorns.
Best in temperate areas like
Northwest
5-8
Rosa rugosa 'Alba','Rubra'
Mauve-pink/extremely fragrant
Covered with thorns. Disease
resistant. Tolerates shade.
2-9
Rosa soulieana
White blossoms/orange hips
Very thorny with yellow thorns.
Climber. Foliage disease resistant.
7
Rosa pimpinellifolia
White to yellow
Very thorny. Fern-like leaves. Good
for hedges.
3-8
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