Deer Resistant Plants
Some of the Perennials, Trees & Shrubs that are deer resistant.
This list of plants is comprised of plants that are the least favorite for deer to eat, this does not mean that on a particular year when food is scarce they will not eat these plants. Almost any plant that is planted along a known deer walking past is in jeopardy of getting at least nibbled.
| Perennials | Shrubs | Trees |
| Ajuga | Althea (Rose of Sharon) | Dogwood |
| Black-eyed Susan | Barberry | Ginko |
| Blanket Flower | Bayberry | Hawthorne |
| Bleeding Heart | Beautyberry | Magnolia |
| Coneflower | Boxwood | Oak |
| False Indigo | Butterfly Bush | River Birch |
| Foam Flower | Caryopteris | Serviceberry |
| Foxglove | Forsythia | Smoketree |
| Gaura | Holly | |
| Geranium – Hardy | Juniper | Vines |
| Heuchera | Lilac | Akebia |
| Ornamental Grasses | Mockorange | Honeysuckle |
| Pachysandra | Mugo Pine | Trumpet Vine |
| Lamb’s Ear | Privet | Wisteria |
| Lavender | Rhododendron | |
| Lenten Rose | St. John’s Wort | |
| Lily of the Valley | Shrub Roses | |
| Russian Sage | Spirea | |
| Salvia | Spruce | |
| Scabiosa | Weigelia | |
| Sedum | Witchhazel | |
| Thyme | Viburnum – hairy leafed var. | |
| Turtlehead | Yucca | |
| Veronica | ||
| Yarrow |
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Deer Favorites |  |
| Daylily | ||
| Hosta | ||
| Impatiens | ||
| Arborvitae | ||
| Burning Bush | ||
| Hydrangea |