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Deer Resistant Plants

A young white tail deer in a field
a bunch of hostas that have been half eaten by deer

"Oh no! My Hostas!"

While deer may eat almost any plant if food is scarce, selecting deer-resistant plants can help protect your landscape. Plants with spiny or fuzzy foliage, strong fragrances, or natural toxins are generally less appealing to deer. Incorporating deer-resistant trees, shrubs, and perennials—such as lavender, onion, or Russian Sage—can reduce browsing damage and keep your garden thriving.

The following plants tend to be deer resistant

Perennials

Anise Hyssop (Agastache)
Aster
Baby's Breath (Gypsophila)
Bachelor Button (Centaurea)
Beardtongue (Penstemon)
Bee Balm (Monarda)
Bittersweet
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Boston Ivy
Brunnera
Bugleweed (Ajuga)
Catmint (Nepeta)
Chocolate Vine (Akebia)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Clematis

Corydalis
Cranesbill (Geranium)
Larkspur (Delphinium)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera)
False Indigo (Baptisia)
Ferns
Foxglove (Digitalis)
Gas Plant (Dictamnus)
Gayfeather (Liatris)
Goat's Beard (Aruncus)
Grasses
Grape
Columbine (Aquilegia)
Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Peony
Pig Squeak (Bergenia)

Lenten Rose (Hellebore)
Honeysuckle
Iris
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium)
Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla)
Lamb's Ear (Stachys)
Lavender
Ligularia
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Meadow Sweet (Filipendula)
Monkshood (Aconitum)
Myrtle (Vinca)
Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra)
Painted Daisy (Tanacetum)
Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)

Pinks (Dianthus)
Poppy (Papaver)
Russian Sage (Perovskia)
Sage (Salvia)
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)
Silvermound (Artemisia)
Snakeroot (Cimicifuga)
Sneezeweed (Helenium)
Soapwort (Saponaria)
Speedwell (Veronica)
Spurge (Euphorbia)
Thyme
Yarrow (Achillea)
Silver Lace Vine
Trumpet Vine
Virginia Creeper

Annuals

Ageratum
Blue Salvia
Castor Bean
Cleome
Cosmos
Dahlia
Datura

Dianthus
Dusty Miller
Geraniums
Grasses
HeliotropeHerbs (most)
Lantana
Lobelia
Marigolds

Morning Glory
Polka-dot Plant
Poppy
Snapdragons
Sweet Alyssum
Verbena
Wax Begonia

Trees & Shrubs

Barberry
Beech*
Birch
Boxwood
Butterfly Bush
Cypress
Dawn*
Dogwood Shrub

Dogwood*
Forsythia
Ginkgo
Hemlock*
Holly
Honey Locust
Inkberry Holly
Juniper*

Katsura
Kerria
Lilac
Little Leaf Linden
Mahonia-Oregon Grape
Maple*
Mugo Pine
Pieris

Redwood
Smokebush
Spirea
Spruce
Sweetgum
Sweetshrub
Tulip Poplar
Witch Hazel*