Rabbit Resistant Plants
Rabbits tend to avoid plants with unusual characteristics like a strong flower or foliage fragrance, and fuzzy/spiny leaf textures. If a plant exhibits resistance, those in the same family are also likely candidates for resistance. Resistance will naturally vary by location and the severity of food shortages any given year. For more details about each plant, please refer to our in-store plant information signs, or consult one of our customer service staff.
LW = low water use (once established)
S = shade tolerant
annuals
BORAGE
CALADIUM
CALENDULA
FLOWERING TOBACCO (Nicotiana spp.)
LOBELIA
LUPINE
MARIGOLD (Tagetes spp.)
SNAPDRAGON (LW)
STOCK
AGERATUM
SWEET ALYSSUM
LANTANA
BEGONIA
GERANIUM (Pelargonium spp.)
SALVIA
perennials
ASTILBE
BEAR’S BREECHES (Acanthus spp.) (LW)
BEARDTONGUE (Penstemon spp.) (LW)
BELLFLOWER (Campanula spp.) (LW)
BERGENIA (LW)
BISHOP’S HAT (Epimedium spp.) (LW)
BLACK-EYED SUSAN (Rudbeckia hirta) (LW)
BLANKET FLOWER (Gaillardia spp.) (LW)
BLEEDING HEART (Dicentra spp.)
BLUE-EYED GRASS (Sisyrinchium spp.) (LW)
BUTTERFLY WEED (Asclepias tuberosa)
CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA (Zauschneria californica) (LW)
CAPE FUCHSIA (Phygelius capensis) (LW)
CATMINT (Nepeta spp.) (LW)
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia spp.)
HEUCHERA (LW)
COREOPSIS (LW)
DAISY (Chrysanthemum spp.)
DAYLILY (Hemerocallis spp.)
DOUGLAS IRIS (Iris douglasiana) (LW)
EUPHORBIA (LW)
FALSE SOLOMON’S SEAL (Smilacina racemosa) (S)
FLAX (Linum perenne) (LW)
FLEABANE (Erigeron karvinskianus) (LW)
FOAMFLOWER (Tiarella trifoliata) (S)
FRINGECUP (Tellima grandiflora) (S)
GAYFEATHER (Liatris spp.) (LW)
HARDY CYCLAMEN (LW)
HARDY GERANIUM (Geranium spp.)
LADY’S MANTLE (Alchemilla mollis) (LW)
HELLEBORE
LUNGWORT (Pulmonaria spp.) (S)
MONKSHOOD (Aconitum spp.) (LW)
PEONY (LW)
PINCUSHION FLOWER (Scabiosa caucasica) (LW)
RED HOT POKER PLANT (Kniphofia spp.)(LW)
ROSE CAMPION (Lychnis coronaria) (LW)
SEDUM (LW)
SOLOMON’S SEAL (Polygonatum spp.) (LW) (S)
STARFLOWER (Trientalis latifolia)
TRILLIUM (S)
VIOLA (S)
WILD GINGER (Asarum caudatum) (S)
YARROW (Achillea spp.) (LW)
herbs
CHIVES
HYSSOP
LAVENDER (LW)
LEMON BALM (Melissa officinalis)
MINT
OREGANO (LW)
ROSEMARY (LW)
SAGE (LW)
THYME (LW)
groundcovers and shrubs
AJUGA (LW)
COTONEASTER (LW)
EMERALD CARPET (Rubus pentalobus) (LW)
FALSE LILY OF VALLEY (Maianthemum dilatatum) (S)
HEATHER (Erica spp.)
HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera spp.) (LW)
LAMB’S EARS (Stachys byzantina) (LW)
POINT REYES CREEPER (Ceanothus gloriosus) (LW)
SAND STRAWBERRY (Fragaria spp.) (LW)
SWEET WOODRUFF (Galium odoratum) (S)
TWINFLOWER (Linnea borealis) (S)
WINTERGREEN (Gaultheria spp.) (S)
WOOD SORREL (Oxalis oregana) (S)
northwest natives
GERMANDER (Teucrium chamaedrys) (LW)
KINNICKINNICK (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) (LW)
LOW OREGON GRAPE (Mahonia nervosa) (LW) (S)
PIGGYBACK PLANT (Tolmiea menziesii) (S)
SALAL (Gaultheria shallon) (LW)
SANTOLINA (Santolina spp.) (LW)
Swansons Nursery
9701 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117
www.swansonsnursery.com garden@swansonsnursery.com (206) 782-2543