Is Endres Cranesbill deer resistant?
Geranium endressii
Deer will destroy this. Do not plant it unprotected.
Rating source: Rutgers NJAES E271
About Endres Cranesbill
The one hardy geranium deer genuinely target, which is worth knowing because the genus as a whole has a reputation for being safe. If you want a cranesbill where deer browse, plant bigroot geranium instead: it is aromatic and rated Seldom Damaged. Shear this one after flowering for a second flush.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Deer-resistant alternatives to Endres Cranesbill
Same plant type, hardy in the same zones, but rated better on the Rutgers scale. If Endres Cranesbill keeps getting eaten, these go in the same spot.
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Bee BalmMonarda didymaZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Bigleaf GoldenrayLigularia dentataZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Bigroot GeraniumGeranium macrorrhizumZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- Bleeding HeartLamprocapnos spectabilisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- BugbaneCimicifuga sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
Similar to Endres Cranesbill
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
Protecting Endres Cranesbill
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 Endres Cranesbill 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 Endres Cranesbill
- Is Endres Cranesbill deer resistant?
- Endres Cranesbill (Geranium endressii) 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 Endres Cranesbill grow in?
- Endres Cranesbill is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Endres Cranesbill grow in shade?
- Yes. Endres Cranesbill tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.