Deer Resistant Plants
Hungry deer will eat almost anything
These are their least favorite snacks. In a really bad deer area, we also recommend they be combined with a
deer repellant and physical barriers if necessary.
Trees and Shrubs
Barberry, Paper Birch, Boxwood, Bayberry, Cotoneaster, Chamaecyparis, Clethra, Cephalotaxus, Cornus kousa and Florida, Daphne, Elderberry, Enkianthus, Hawthorne, Heaths and Heathers, Kerria, Japanese Maple, Ilex, Leucothoe, Lilac, Mt. Laurel, Rhododendron, Magnolia, Mugo, Black, and Scotts Pine, Pieris, Smoke Bush, Sarcococca, Spirea, Spruce, Sassafras, Chaste Tree, Yucca
Perennials
Monkshood, Alliums, Anemone, Aruncus, Astilbe, Alyssum, Amsonia, Asclepias, Alchemilla, Artemesia’s, Baptisia, Boltonia, Bearberry, Buddleia, Campanula, Chelone, Coreopsis, Catmint, Convallaria,Dianthus, Dicentra, Digitalis, Cranesbills, Coral Bells, Eupatorium, Euphorbias, Echinops, Epimedium, Filipendula, Ferns, Gypsophila, Hellebores, Grasses, Iris germanica, Linum, Lupine, Leadwort, Lamium, Lavender, Mints, Monardas, Oenothera, Peony, Prickly Pear Cactus, Perovskia, Polmonium, Pulmonaria, Polygonum, Salvias, Santolina, Stachys, Thymes, Veronica, Vinca, Yarrow
Annuals
Ageratum, Alyssum, Begonias, Calendula, Celosia, Cleome, Cosmos, Centaurea, Dahlia, Datura, Dianthus, Forget-Me-Not, Geraniums, Heliotrope, Lobelia, Larkspur, Morning Glory, Marigold, Nasturtium, Petunia, Poppy, Salvia, Stock, Snapdragons, Verbena, Zinnia Bulbs Alliums, Anemones, Chionodoxa, Crocus, Colchicum, Daffodils, Fritillaria, Galanthus, Leucojum, Narcissus, Muscari, Scilla
Herbs
Most Herbs are Quite Deer Resistant, the following may actually help repel deer from other plantings: Borage, Chives, Comfrey, Chile Peppers, Echinacea, Eucalyptus, Garlic Chives, Garlic, Germander, Lavender, Mints, Rue, Rosemary, St. Johnswort, Sage, Santolina, Thymes, Tansy, Valarian, Wormwood, Woodruff, Wintergreen, Yarrow
