Deer Resistant Plants


Annuals
Botanical Name
Common Name
Ageratum Ageratum
Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon
Calendula Pot Marigold
Catharanthus rosea Vinca
Centaurea spp. Cornflower
Cleome Spider Flower
Gerbera Gerbera
Helianthus spp. Sunflower
Lantana Lantana (especially 'New Gold')
Lobularia maritime Sweet Alyssum
Nicotiana alata Flowering Tobacco
Plectranthus argentatus Silver Plectranthus
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary
Salvia farinacea Blue Salvia
Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller
Zinnia angustifolia Creeping Zinnia
Bulbs
Botanical Name
Common Name
Agapanthus africanus Lily of the Nile
Allium Ornamental Onion
Chionodoxa Glory of the Snow
Colchicum Autumn Crocus
Crocosmia Crocosmia
Galanthus Snowdrop
Hyacinthoides Spanish Squill
Leucojum Snowflake
Muscari Grape Hyacinth
Narcissus Daffodil
Puschkinia Striped Squill
Ferns
Botanical Name
Common Name
Athyrium nipponicum Japanese Painted Fern 'Pictum'
Dryopteris Wood Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
Osmunda cinnamonea Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Groundcovers
Botanical Name
Common Name
Ajuga Bugleweed
Convallaria Lily of the Valley
Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff
Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel
Lamium Dead Nettle
Pachysandra Japanese Spurge
Vinca minor Periwinkle
Vines
Botanical Name
Common Name
Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine
Clematis Clematis
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle
Wisteria Wisteria
Hedera spp. Ivy (some)
Ornamental Grasses
Botanical Name
Common Name
Arundo Giant Reed
Calamagrostis Reed Grass
Carex Sedge
Miscanthus Maiden Grass
Panicum Switch Grass
Pennisetum Fountain Grass
Phyllostachys Bamboo
Pleioblastus Bamboo
Sasa Bamboo
Sporobolus Dropseed
Evergreen Trees
Botanical Name
Common Name
Juniperus spp. Juniper
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia 'Braken's Brown Beauty'
Picea abies Norway Spruce
Picea pungens Blue Spruce
Shade Perennials
Botanical Name
Common Name
Alchemilla Lady's Mantle
Aquilegia Columbine
Brunnera Macrophylla Siberian Bugloss
Chelone glabra Turtlehead
Dicentra Bleeding Heart
Epimedium alpinum Barrenwort
Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff
Helleborus orientalis Lenten rose
Heuchera Heuchera
Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel
Lamium Dead Nettle
Pulmonaria Lungwort
Tiarella cordifolia Foam Flower
Sun Perennials
Botanical Name
Common Name
Achillea Yarrow
Amsonia Blue Star
Aquilegia Columbine
Artemesia Wormwood
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Aster lateriflorus Aster
Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster
Asteromoea mongolica False Aster
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo
Calamintha Calamint
Chrysanthemum Mum
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Dianthus Dianthus (Bath's Pink, Firewitch, Mountain Mist)
Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge
Geranium Cranesbill
Iris spp. Iris
Lavandula Lavender
Liatris Gay Feather
Monarda Bee Balm
Oenothera Evening Primrose
Paeonia Peony
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage
Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan
Salvia officinalis Common Sage
Solidago Goldenrod
Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ear
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme
Veronica Speedwell
Shrubs
Botanical Name
Common Name
Abelia Glossy Abelia
Albizia julibrissen Mimosa
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye
Berberis Barberry
Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush
Buxus Boxwood
Callicarpa dichotoma Beautyberry
Caryopters x clandonensis Blue-Mist Spirea
Continus Coggyria Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster
Forsythia Forsythia
Juniperus spp. Juniper
Lespedeza thunbergii Bush Clover
Ligustrum lucidum Privet
Mahonia spp. Mahonia
Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry
Nandina domestica Nandina
Spiraea Spirea
Symphoricarpos Coralberry
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree
Yucca Yucca
Trees
Botanical Name
Common Name
Cercis canadensis Redbud
Ginkgo Biloba Ginkgo
Maclura pomifera Osage Orange
Pyracantha spp. Pyracantha
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust
Taxodium Distichum Bald Cypress
Plants deer love!
Euonymus
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Hosta
Hydrangea Quercifolia (Oak-Leaved Hydrangea)
Llex x meservae (Blue Holly)
Impatiens
Phlox paniculata (Perennial Phlox)
Pinus strobes (Eastern White Pine)
Rhododendron
Rosa
Sedum
Taxus (Yew)
Thuja occidentalis (American arborvitae)
Tulipa