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 |