Is Bog Rosemary deer resistant?
Andromeda polifolia
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 2–6LightPart shadeBloomSummer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range19 US states
About Bog Rosemary
A small evergreen for genuinely wet acid peat, which is a narrow set of conditions. Toxic, and it will not survive in ordinary garden soil.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 4 to 5.5
- Drainage
- Tolerates wet feet
- Water
- High
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Bog Rosemary
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Bog Rosemary grows
Hardy across most of these 41 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Colorado
- Oregon
- Washingtonnative
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- West Virginianative
- Kentucky
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idahonative
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaskanative
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 19 US states in total.
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Common questions about Bog Rosemary
- Is Bog Rosemary deer resistant?
- Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Bog Rosemary grow in?
- Bog Rosemary is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 6. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Bog Rosemary grow in shade?
- Yes. Bog Rosemary tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.