Rabbit Resistant Plants

RABBIT-RESISTANT (?) PLANTS

This list is not foolproof!  If your resident rabbits are hungry enough, they’ll eat just about anything. If possible, protect all new plants with chicken wire initially. Also, use the largest plants you can afford (ie: 5 gallons instead of 1 gallons). Also, we’d love to add plants to this list, so please let us know if other things work for you! 

Agave species (Although jackrabbits will munch on softer-leaved agaves)
Asclepias subulata
...Desert milkweed (Use a cage to protect when young!)
Baccharis
species
Berberis
species...Barberry
Buddleia marrubiifolia
...Wooly butterfly bush
Calliandra eriophylla
...Pink fairy duster (Use a cage to protect when young!)
Cordia parvifolia
...Littleleaf cordia
Dalea capitata  Sierra Gold

Encelia farinosa
...Brittlebush
Ericameria laricifolia
...Turpentine bush
Eriogonum
species
Euphorbia biglandulosa.
..Gopher plant
Justicia californica
...Chuparosa (Use a cage to protect when young!)
Lantana
species
Leucophyllum
species (use 5 gallon or larger size containers for best results)
Melampodium leucanthum
...Blackfoot daisy
Nolina
species...Beargrass
Penstemon
species
Salvia
species
Santolina
species
Simmondsia chinensis.
..Jojoba
Sophora secundiflora.
..Texas mountain laurel
Verbena
species (may be eaten when plants are young and succulent)
Zauschneria californica...Hummingbird bush

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