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Deer gobble up daylilies like candy. Most of us don't want to lose these plants, but we don't want to hide them behind a fence, either. Purchasing a bundle of inexpensive bamboo stakes can work wonders. Green is the best color so they will blend in with the foliage. Next, cut them to various heights.
When the daylily foliage stars to appear, insert up to 10 of the shorter stakes around each plant, with the top just below the new foliage. As the daylilies grow, pull the stakes higher to keep up with the growing leaves.
Bumping into all those blunt stakes causes the deer to move on to greener pastures by the time the daylilies are ready to bloom.
Shirley Watson, Smith County Master Gardener
Texas AgriLife Extension Service