Need Deer Resistant Plants?
Deer will eat just about anything if they’re hungry. Generally, deer will not eat these plants:
Annuals
- Ageratum
- Alyssum
- Begonia
- Caladium
- Coleus
- Geranium
- Marigold
- Petunia
- Snapdragon
- Torenia
Perennials
- Allium
- Amsonia
- Anemone
- Arabis
- Artemesia
- Aster
- Astilbe
- Barrenwort
- Bee Balm
- Bergenia
- Black-eyed Susan
- Bleeding Heart
- Catmint
- Cimicifuga
- Climbing Hydrangea
- Columbine
- Coneflower
- Coral Bells
- Coreopsis
- Delphinium
- Fern
- Foamflower
- Foxglove
- Geum
- Goldenrod
- Hardy Geranium
- Helleborus
- Hibiscus
- Iris
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Joe Pye Weed
- Jupiter’s Beard
- Lady’s Mantle
- Lamb’s Ear
- Lavender
- Lychnis
- Lysimachia
- Meadow Rue
- Meadowsweet
- Monkshood
- Mums
- Peony
- Pincushion
- Poppy
- Pulmonaria
- Rockcress
- Rudbeckia
- Russian Sage
- Salvia
- Siberian Iris
- Silvermound
- Snow in Summer
- Soapwort
- Sunflower
- Thyme
- Veronica
- Yarrow
Bulbs
- Daffodil
- Weigela
- Witch Hazel
- Yucca
Herbs
- Dill
- Mint
- Geranium, Scented
- Rosemary
Trees
- Amelanchier
- Beech
- Birch
- Cherry, Flowering
- Dawn Redwood
- Dogwood
- Fir
- Ginkgo
- Hawthorn
- Hemlock, Canadian
- Honeylocust
- Larch
- Linden
- Magnolia
- Maple
- Oak
- Pine, White
- Redbud
- Spruce
- Sweetgum
- Sycamore
- Tulip Tree
- Willow
Shrubs
- Althea
- Barberry
- Bayberry
- Beautybush
- Bluebeard
- Boxwood
- Butterfly Bush
- Cotoneaster
- Forsythia
- Holly, Inkberry
- Honeysuckle
- Japanese Kerria
- Junipers
- Lilac
- Mugo Pine
- Pieris
- Potentilla
- Privet
- Pyracantha
- Quince
- Smokebush
- Spirea
- St John’s Wort
- Summersweet
- Sweetshrub
- Viburnum
Vines
- Akebia
- Bittersweet
- Boston Ivy
- Clematis
- Dutchman’s Pipe
- Honeysuckle
- Porcelain Berry
- Silver Lace
- Trumpet Vine
- Wisteria
Ground Cover
- Ajuga
- Bearberry
- Bunchberry
- Ginger
- Hens and Chicks
- Houttuynia
- Ice Plant
- Lamium
- Lily of the Valley
- Liriope
- Lysimachia
- Myrtle
- Pachysandra
- Potentilla
- Sweet Woodruff
- Wintergreen