Is Bigleaf Goldenray deer resistant?
Ligularia dentata
About Bigleaf Goldenray
Bold rounded leaves and orange daisies for damp shade. It wilts alarmingly at midday and recovers by evening, which is normal rather than a watering problem.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- High
- Spacing
- 24 to 35 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Bigleaf Goldenray
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- Anise HyssopAgastache sp.Zones 4–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Basket of GoldAurinia saxatilisZones 3–7Rarely damaged
- Bearded IrisIris germanicaZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Bleeding HeartLamprocapnos spectabilisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Butter and EggsLinaria vulgarisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- ButtercupRanunculus sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
Where Bigleaf Goldenray grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Bigleaf Goldenray
- Is Bigleaf Goldenray deer resistant?
- Bigleaf Goldenray (Ligularia dentata) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Bigleaf Goldenray grow in?
- Bigleaf Goldenray is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Bigleaf Goldenray grow in shade?
- Yes. Bigleaf Goldenray tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.