{"title":"All Deer Resistant Solutions","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Shop deer resistant plants\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep your garden off the menu! These wildflowers, plants, and bulbs have natural defenses that help deter hungry deer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"scarlet-paintbrush-wildflower-seeds","title":"Scarlet Paintbrush Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eScarlet Paintbrush, also known as Painted Cup or Indian Paintbrush, is a biennial wildflower native to the United States. It is beloved for its bright, fiery blooms and long blooms. It thrives in sunny areas that have well-draining soil. 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As for the common name, this eastern woodland plant is no relation to the culinary gingers, which are tropical plants. Wild ginger spreads somewhat rapidly and is a favorite feature in fine, shaded wildflower collections, often used as a contrast companion plant for more showy species such as Trilliums and violets.\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":46472239972591,"sku":"AM013034","price":5.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/wild-ginger-meadow.jpg?v=1761078734"},{"product_id":"aster-wildflower-seeds-sky-blue","title":"Sky Blue Aster Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\nSky Blue Aster prefers to be planted in any sunny or partially sunny area. 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Creeping stems grow to about 16, and the when content, the plant forms lush clumps, which are a spectacle on the forest floor in spring. This wildflower is not easy to grow or rapidly spreading, but when established, it is always the pride of any woodland garden. Needs acidic woodsy soil, so its best planted under pines or oaks.\u003cp\u003eTrailing Arbutus is credited with making a very dramatic impression on early settlers in North America, especially the famous Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, MA in 1620.  Used to the exhausted fields and largely cut woodland areas of Europe, they were stunned by North Americas primeval forests, which created heavily wooded habitat, right down to the Atlantic beaches. In spring, these magnificent old growth forests burst into bloom with our now-famous host of Spring Woodland Wildflowers, unknown in Europe.  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