Is Candy Lily deer resistant?
Pardancanda x norrisii
Deer will destroy this. Do not plant it unprotected.
Rating source: Rutgers NJAES E271
About Candy Lily
A cross between blackberry lily and a dwarf iris, giving iris-like fans of foliage under freckled flowers. Rated Frequently Severely Damaged, which is unusual for something so iris-adjacent, so protect it or grow bearded iris instead, which deer leave alone entirely. Short-lived and best replaced every few years.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Deer-resistant alternatives to Candy Lily
Same plant type, hardy in the same zones, but rated better on the Rutgers scale. If Candy Lily keeps getting eaten, these go in the same spot.
- Pale Purple ConeflowerEchinacea pallidaZones 3–10Seldom damaged
- Rose CampionLychnis coronariaZones 4–10Rarely damaged
- SavorySatureja montanaZones 5–10Seldom damaged
- StaticeLimonium latifoliumZones 4–10Rarely damaged
- White BoltoniaBoltonia asteroidesZones 3–10Seldom damaged
- YuccaYucca filamentosaZones 4–10Rarely damaged
Similar to Candy Lily
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
Protecting Candy Lily
Deer will destroy this without protection, so the question is which kind you are willing to pay for.
- How tall a deer fence needs to beEight feet, and six is the most common expensive mistake in deer fencing.
- What a deer fence costsMaterial ratios are stable even when prices are not, and installation reliably doubles the figure.
- Repellent that actually worksThe egg-based recipe that reproduces the active ingredient in the commercial sprays that win university trials.
- Check it is actually deerDeer tear and leave a ragged stub. A clean 45-degree cut is rabbits, and slug holes get blamed on deer constantly.
Where Candy Lily 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
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Candy Lily
- Is Candy Lily deer resistant?
- Candy Lily (Pardancanda x norrisii) is rated Frequently Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer will destroy this. Do not plant it unprotected.
- What hardiness zones does Candy Lily grow in?
- Candy Lily is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Candy Lily grow in shade?
- No. Candy Lily wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.