Diane Whitehead asked, >I have been asked for a list of Pacific coast bulbs that would be hardy >here and would not be sought out by deer and rabbits. This is for the >front entrance of a public garden. > >No to erythroniums, lilies, alstroemerias. > >Yes to most alliums > >What about Brodiaea, Triteleia, Calochortus, Fritillaria? I can certainly comment from recent experience; there's a herd of 5 deer hanging out here, and I no longer have a dog I can trust loose -- only the fence-leaping youngster remains, the old fellow having just died of cancer. And that experience is all bad: deer eat brodiaeas, triteleias, calochortus, and fritillarias with great appetite. They even stick their nasty heads into the bulb frames and nip off the flowering stems. However, they seem NOT to eat Camassia, which Diane didn't mention, but it's quite ornamental, and they've also ignored Dichelostemma capitatum (though they eat D. ida-maia). The latter is growing among some alliums, though. Planting palatable bulbs among unpalatable plants seems to help them survive deer attacks, and so I've left a lot of volunteer foxgloves around my lilies this year. I can't understand why the deer don't eat the ACRES of fresh grass and shrubs on my property, and instead head straight for the bulbs and roses. The latter must have some special nutritional value they crave. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA