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Is Plains Blackfoot deer resistant?

Melampodium leucanthum

Plains Blackfoot
Damage step 2 of 4 · Seldom Severely Damaged

Mostly. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.

Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–11
Light
Part shade
Height
12–24 in
Bloom
Spring and Summer and Fall
Maintenance
Moderate
Native range
6 US states

Damage steps follow a published university field scale. How plants are rated.

About Plains Blackfoot

It flowers from March to November and rarely tops a foot — a low, round, bushy plant, a foot or two across, covered the whole time in small white daisies with yellow centers. Deer pass it over.

Rich soil and generous watering will give you many more flowers in the first season and a shorter-lived plant afterwards, so the improved, well-meant bed is the worst place you can put it. Dry, rocky, limy ground with real drainage is what it is built for, and it will take alkaline soil above pH 7.2 that defeats most other things.

Cut older plants back by half in late winter to keep the mound tight; left alone they open out and go woody in the middle. Nurseries almost always list it as Blackfoot Daisy rather than Plains Blackfoot, so search under that name.

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Where Plains Blackfoot grows

Hardy across every state on zone range alone, and native to 6 of them. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering. Select any state, including one it will not grow in, for what is resistant there.

Alabama — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.Alaska — hardy here. Zones 1 to 8.Arizona — native, and hardy. Zones 5 to 10.Arkansas — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.California — hardy here. Zones 7 to 10.Colorado — native, and hardy. Zones 3 to 6.Connecticut — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Delaware — hardy here. Zones 7 to 7.District of Columbia — hardy here. Zones 7 to 8.Florida — hardy here. Zones 8 to 11.Georgia — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.Hawaii — hardy here. Zones 9 to 12.Idaho — hardy here. Zones 3 to 7.Illinois — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Indiana — hardy here. Zones 5 to 6.Iowa — hardy here. Zones 4 to 6.Kansas — native, and hardy. Zones 5 to 7.Kentucky — hardy here. Zones 6 to 7.Louisiana — hardy here. Zones 8 to 10.Maine — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.Maryland — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.Massachusetts — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Michigan — hardy here. Zones 4 to 6.Minnesota — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Mississippi — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.Missouri — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Montana — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.Nebraska — hardy here. Zones 4 to 6.Nevada — hardy here. Zones 4 to 9.New Hampshire — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.New Jersey — hardy here. Zones 6 to 7.New Mexico — native, and hardy. Zones 4 to 9.New York — hardy here. Zones 4 to 7.North Carolina — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.North Dakota — hardy here. Zones 3 to 4.Ohio — hardy here. Zones 5 to 6.Oklahoma — native, and hardy. Zones 6 to 8.Oregon — hardy here. Zones 6 to 9.Pennsylvania — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Rhode Island — hardy here. Zones 6 to 7.South Carolina — hardy here. Zones 7 to 9.South Dakota — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Tennessee — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.Texas — native, and hardy. Zones 6 to 9.Utah — hardy here. Zones 4 to 9.Vermont — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Virginia — hardy here. Zones 6 to 8.Washington — hardy here. Zones 5 to 8.West Virginia — hardy here. Zones 5 to 7.Wisconsin — hardy here. Zones 3 to 5.Wyoming — hardy here. Zones 3 to 6.
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Common questions about Plains Blackfoot

Is Plains Blackfoot deer resistant?
Plains Blackfoot (Melampodium leucanthum) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged, step 2 of 4 on the damage scale this site uses. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
What hardiness zones does Plains Blackfoot grow in?
Plains Blackfoot is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
Does Plains Blackfoot grow in shade?
Yes. Plains Blackfoot tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
How big does Plains Blackfoot get?
Mature height is roughly 12–24 in. Growth rate is moderate.

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Damage ratings follow the four-step field scale published by Rutgers University. Growing data is compiled from state extension sources and still being verified record by record. Last reviewed .