Is Bluebell deer resistant?
Endymion sp.
Plant typeBulbHardinessZones 4–8, genus rangeLightFull shade to part shade
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Toxic to cats and dogs if eaten
About Bluebell
Naturalises into drifts under deciduous trees. Buy the English species rather than the Spanish, which hybridises with it and takes over.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 4 to 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Bluebell
Other bulbs with the same deer rating.
- Autumn CrocusColchicum sp.Zones 4–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Crown ImperialFritillaria imperialisZones 5–8Rarely damaged
- DaffodilNarcissus spp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Ornamental OnionAllium giganteumZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Siberian SquillScilla sibericaZones 2–8Rarely damaged
- SnowdropsGalanthus nivalisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
Where Bluebell 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 Bluebell
- Is Bluebell deer resistant?
- Bluebell (Endymion sp.) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Bluebell grow in?
- Bluebell is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Bluebell grow in shade?
- Yes. Bluebell tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- Is Bluebell toxic to dogs or cats?
- Yes. The ASPCA lists Bluebell as toxic to dogs and cats. Site it away from where animals graze, or choose something else if you have a dog that chews.