![]() ![]() New England aster ( Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)īut vegetable gardeners usually bear the brunt of woodchuck attacks.The Wild Bleeding Heart is also quite at home in our gardens. ![]() These include, in addition to black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia hirta): The Wild Bleeding Heart, also known as the Fringed Bleeding Heart, or even the odd-named Turkey Corn, is a North American native found in the woodlands along the spine of Appalachian Mountains, from Southwestern Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Still, there are some perennial flowers that groundhogs are known to eat. ![]() If you grow only flowers in your landscape, you'll probably have less trouble with groundhogs than do people who grow vegetables. Whenever they detect signs of groundhog damage, they must take measures to control these pests immediately, or else they'll soon find their gardens in shambles. People gardening in groundhog territory who refuse to restrict their plant selection to what groundhogs don’t eat must compensate by being vigilant. Unfortunately, sometimes we're determined to grow something that pests are just as determined to devour. In this case, that means growing plants that groundhogs don't eat. Fringed bleeding heart is a beautiful, native perennial plant occurring on forest floors, rocky woods and ledges in the Appalachian Mountains.
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