Is Mosquito Plant deer resistant?
Agastache cana
Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Not listed by Rutgers NJAES. Rated deer-resistant by El Paso County CSU Extension, whose list is a single category, mapped conservatively to Seldom Severely Damaged.
About Mosquito Plant
Grey-green leaves that smell of mint and bubblegum when you brush past them, on a semi-woody plant of about three feet. Deer tend to walk round strongly aromatic mints, and this is one of the strongest. Cold is not the problem. In the wild it grows out of cracks and crevices in granite cliffs and along canyon edges in New Mexico and west Texas, and it takes −20 °F; what defeats it is heavy ground that stays wet through the winter. Plant it on a slope, in gravel, in a raised bed — anywhere the water leaves. Ignore the common name. There is no evidence it does anything to mosquitoes. Its real business is the run of dark pink tubular flowers from early June until late September, which is exactly when the hummingbirds want them.
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Other perennials with the same deer rating.
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- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
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Where Mosquito Plant 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
- Texasnative
- 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 Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 2 US states in total.
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Common questions about Mosquito Plant
- Is Mosquito Plant deer resistant?
- Mosquito Plant (Agastache cana) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Mosquito Plant grow in?
- Mosquito Plant is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Mosquito Plant grow in shade?
- No. Mosquito Plant wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Mosquito Plant get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.