deer and bulbs
Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs (Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:45:40 PDT)

HK
I think Aroids in general are not favored by browsers.
The oxalic acid which is a characteristic of the family probably has something to do with it.
I'm sure in a pinch or famine they will eat them.
Arnold

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The Deer  don't seem to eat my caladiums which I am quite surprised by.

On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 12:05 PM Diane Whitehead via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

Deer in different areas eat different things, and fawns will sample almost
everything.

However, I find I have been unnecessarily protecting trilliums, which
don’t get eaten here.

Here is what happens in my garden:

Eaten:  Bluebells,  Crocus, Erythronium, Lilies, Tulips

Not eaten:  Anemone, Fritillaria, Galanthus,  Iris, Muscari, Narcissus,
Trillium

Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
cool mediterranean climate  warm dry summers, mild wet winters  70 cm
rain,  sandy soil

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