Although no plant is deer-proof, (Hungry deer will eat just about anything!) some plants are more resistant and less likely to find themselves as a tasty treat. Below is a list of more deer-resistant plants.
Perennials
- Allium
- Alyssum
- Anemone
- Aster
- Astilbe
- Avens – Geum
- Baby’s Breath – Gypsophila
- Bergenia
- Blanket Flower – Gaillardia
- Boltonia
- Beard Tongue – Penstemon
- Bee Balm – Monarda
- Blacked-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia
- Bleeding Heart – Dicentra
- Blue-eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium
- Butterfly Flower – Asclepias
- Calla Lily – Zantedeschia
- Candytuft – Iberis sempervirens
- Canterbury Bells – Campanula
- Carpet Bugle – Ajuga
- Catmint – Nepeta
- Cinquefoil – Potentilla
- Columbine – Aquilegia
- Coneflower – Echinacea
- Coreopsis
- Cranesbill – Geranium
- Crocosmia
- Daffodil – Narcissus
- Dame’s Rocket – Hesperis matronalis
- Daylily – Hemerocallis
- Dead Nettle – Lamium
- Dwarf Lavender Cotton – Santolina
- Epimedium
- Euphorbia
- Feather Grass – Stipa Gigantea
- Fescue Grass – Festuca
- Flax – Linum
- Foamflower – Tiarella
- Forget-me-not – Myosotis sylvatica
- Foxglove – Digitalis
- Geum
- Goldenrod – Solidago
- Gooseneck Loosestrife – Lysimachia
- Helen’s Flower – Helenium
- Hellebore – Helleborus
- Hens & Chicks – Sempervirens
- Hollyhock – Alcea rosea
- Jacob’s Ladder – Polemonium
- Jerusalem Sage – Phlomis
- Jupiter’s Beard – Centranthus
- Lady’s Mantle – Alchemilla
- Lamb’s Ears – Stachys
- Lavender – Lavandula
- Lungwort – Pulmonaria
- Meadow Rue – Thalicturm
- Monkshood – Aconitum
- Mullein – Verbascum
- Needle Grass – Stipa tenuissima
- New Zealand Flax – Phormium
- Oregano – Origanum
- Ozark Sundrops – Oenothera
- Peony – Paeonia
- Periwinkle – Vinca minor
- Phlox
- Poppy – Papaver
- Red Hot Poker – Kniphofia
- Rock Cress – Aubretia
- Rock Soapwort – Saponaria
- Russian Sage – Perovskia
- Sage – Salvia
- Santolina
- Scabiosa
- Sea Lavender Statice – Limonium
- Sedges – Carex
- Sedum
- Siberian Iris – Iris
- Silene
- Snow-in-summer – Cerastium
- Speedwell – Veronica
- Stonecrop – Sedum
- Sweet Violet – Viola odorata
- Sweet Woodruff – Galium
- Thrift – Armeria
- Thyme – Thymus
- Verbena
- Wall Flower – Cherianthus
- Wormwood – Artemesia
- Yarrow – Achillea
Trees
- Beech – Fagus
- Birch – Betula
- Flowering Cherry – Prunus
- Cypress – Chamaecyparis
- Dawn Redwood – Metasequoia
- Dogwood – Cornus
- White Fir – Abies
- Ginkgo
- Hawthorn – Crataegus
- Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga
- Honeylocust – Gleditsia
- Hornbeam – Carpinus
- Larch – Larix
- Magnolia
- Maple – Acer
- White Pine – Pinus
- Redbud – Cercis
- Russian Olive – Elaeagnus
- Serviceberry – Amelanchier
- Silk Tree – Albizia
- Spruce – Picea
- Sweetgum – Liquidambar
- Willow – Salix
Vines
- Clematis
- Honeysuckle – Lonicera
- Boston Ivy – Parthenocissus
- English Ivy – Hedera
- Silver Lace – Polygonum
- Trumpet Vine – Campsis
- Wisteria
Shrubs
- Barberry – Berberis
- Bearberry – Archtostaphyllos
- Beautybush – Kolkwitzia
- Boxwood – Buxus
- Butterfly Bush – Buddleia
- Cotoneaster
- Daphne
- Dogwood – Cornus
- Forsythia
- Holly – Ilex
- Hydrangea
- Juniper – Juniperus
- Kerria
- Lilac – Syringa
- Mockorange – Philadelphus
- Oregon Grape – Mahonia
- Pieris
- Pine – Pinus
- Privet – Ligustrum
- Potentilla
- Pyracantha
- Smoketree – Cotinus
- Spiraea
- Weigela
- Witch Hazel – Hamamelis
- Yucca
