Rabbit Proof Plants for the Desert

Most of us know that the agaves, aloes, cacti and creosotes bushes are rabbit proof but what do you use when you want something else?  Our firm is currently working on a large estate in the desert and the client has a desire for a very garden look but we do have to consider the rabbits will be doing some grazing!  Here are just a few of my favorite rabbit proof plants:

Eremophila maculata / Valentine Bush

Euphorbia rigida / Blue Euphorbia

Penstemon parryi / Parry’s Penstemon

Ruellia peninsularis / Baja Ruellia

Salvia clevelandii / Chapparral Sage

Salvia greggii / Autumn Sage

Sophora secundiflora / Texas Mountain Laurel

Tecoma stans / Arizona Bells

Caliandra californica / Baja Fairy Duster

Caesalpinia cacalaco / Cascalote

Ilex vomitoria / Yaupon

Sphagneticola trilobata /Wedelia

Myrtus communis / Myrtle

You can find many more rabbit proof plants by going to the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association plant list and doing a search of their data base.
Sharon Pangle Miller R.L.A.
Pangle Miller Design
Phoenix, AZ
602.404.7500

~ by Sharon Miller on April 8, 2009.