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Plants Woodchucks Eat

Woodchuck (Marmota monax). Image courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks CommissionWoodchuck (Marmota monax) is known by a variety of terms, including groundhog, whistlepig even gopher. NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Photo

 

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Plants woodchucks have eaten (as told to us by our visitors) We would love to know what woodchucks have eaten in your garden. We would also like to know the scientific names of the these plants as well.Please feel free to contact us if you have comments on these or any other plant you have noticed damage from Woodchucks or resistance to woodchucks. Webmaster

Plants Gardeners Have Listed as Eaten by Woodchucks

  • Adenophora (MA June 2009)
  • Alfalfa
  • Asiatic Day Lilies (Lilium)
  • Basil (Ocinum Basilicum)
  • Bell Flower--ate the leaves (Rhode Island)
  • Black-eyed Susans--Demolished (Rhode Island)
  • Broccoli (Brassica Oleracea)
  • Brussell Sprouts (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Cabbage (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Calendula
  • Campanula persicifolia is the scientific name for a variety of Peachleaf Bellflower
  • Carrot greens - carrot is (Dacus Carota var. sativus)
  • Cauliflower (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Centaurea
  • Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
  • Columbine (Aquilegia) x2
  • Cosmos (Cosmos Bipinnatus) (two people)
  • Cucumbers
  • Dahlias
  • Daisies (Chrysanthemum family)
  • Delphinium (even though they are poisonous, they still ate mine)
  • Echinacea is the scientific name for Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea)
  • Eggplant (Solanum Melongena)
  • Gayfeather/Blazingstar (Liatris)
  • Gazania
  • Green Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  • Helianthus (MA June 2009)
  • Hibiscus
  • Holly bush?? female flowers?
  • Hollyhocks
  • Hostas-- reported to have been eaten before lilies and pansies (in that order in Connecticut).
  • Hot Peppers/peppers (Capsicum Annuum)
  • Kohirabi (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa)
  • Lunaria (MA June 2009)
  • Marigolds (Tagetes) (one report they were avoided)
  • Morning Gloriesj
  • Mulberry Tree leaves. (MA June, 2009).
  • Mums (Chrysanthemum)
  • Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum Majus)
  • Onion (leaving the onion eating the stems)
  • Onion Chives
  • Pansies (Viola x Wittrockiana)
  • Parsley (Petroselinium Crispum)
  • Peas (Pisum Sativum)
  • Petunias (Petunia Hybrida)
  • Phlox (MA June 2009 and others)
  • Poppies (Papaver)
  • Portulaca
  • Pumpkin vines (Curcurbita Pepo) It seems that woodchucks prefer the female flowers over the male flowers.
  • Pyrethrum
  • Queen Anne's Lace/wild carrot (Dacus Carota)
  • Rose Campion--nibbled on plants (Rhode Island)
  • Rosemary (Rosmarinas Officinalis)
  • Rudbekia fulgida/hirta is the scientific name for Black-Eyed Susan (chucks ate these all season)
  • Sage (Salvia)(Also done in NY June 2009)
  • Sedum (NY June, 2009)
  • Squash-Butternut (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Squash-Turban (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Sunflowers (Helianthus)
  • Strawberries (Fragaria)
  • Swiss Chard (Beta Vulgaris)
  • Tomato-Fruit (Connecticut, 2009)
  • Tulips, Rhode Island
  • Violets (Viola)
  • Yarrow (Achillea) (Pink Yarrow in NY June 2009)
  • Zinnias (Zinnia Elegans) (2 people)
  • Zucchini

 

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