Seasonal Color at the Club House and Half Way House

 

This year we decided to choose a selection of flowers that are both low maintenance and resistant to deer. There are two different varieties of Lantana, the Little Lucky "Peach Glow" and Little Lucky "Red". The purple flower that we used to accent the Lantanas is Setcreasea "Purple Heart". We also used Purple Fountain Grass in a few of the beds. The Lantana and the Setcreasea both have excellent drought tolerance and can be planted in a variety of soil and climate conditions. For those of you who play out here frequently or live on property you may have notice we have a slight problem with our deer population. Deer are opportunistic herbivores, which means the will eat or at least try any type of vegetation. Both the Lantana and the Setcreasea have plant characteristics that deter the deer from feeding on them. The Lantana have pubescence (hair like structures) all throughout the foliage which would make for an unpleasant mid day snack. The Setcreasea have pubescence as well and they also have a waxy coating that make them unfavorable to eat and hard to digest.