Slug Resistant Plants

Here are some plants that slugs are not particularly fond of.  However, if they are hungry, they will eat almost   anything.  Always remember that slugs love new foliage growth, so there may be times when they will bother some plants, and other times when they will move onto more desirable ones. 

For some reason, slugs tend to avoid plants with hairy leaves or those with milky sap.  If you have a particular plant you really like and the slugs like too, you can use Sluggo (a new type of slug bait that is safe to use around animals and children and around vegetable plants) to surround the plant and protect it from slug damage.  Or, you can surround the planting with a sprinkling of diatomaceous earth. 

Annuals

Ageratum

Alyssum

Begonia

Cosmos

Geranium

Lobelia

Nasturtium

Nemesia

Portulaca

Verbena

Zinnia

Fuchsia

Dianthus

Geranium

Petunias

Snapdragons

Perennials

Pinks (Dianthus)

Thrift (Armeria)

Anemone (Fall-blooming)

Astilbe

Beardtongue (Penstemon)

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

Blue Bells (Campanula)

Carpet Bugle (Ajuga)

Columbine (Aquilegia)

Coral Bells (Heuchera)

Cotton Lavender (Santolina)

Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia)

Dead Nettle (Lamium)

Perennials

Foxglove (Digitalis)

Iberis

Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium)

Lavender

Ornamental Grasses

Phlox

Pin-cushion Flower (Scabiosa)

Primrose

Rock Cress (Arabis)

Roses

Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)

Speedwell (Veronica)

Stone Crop (Sedum)

Sweet William (Gallium)

Thyme

Vinca