Deer Resistant Plants

The plants we’ve listed in this post are USUALLY not deer favorites:

TREES

Abies. fir
Acer Negundo. box elder
Celtis. hackberry
Crataegus. hawthom
Eleagnus angustfolia. Russian olive
Fraxinus. ash
Gleditsia, honey locust
Juglans, walnut
Picea. spruce
Pinus edulis. pinon pine
Populus, cottonwoods
Prunus virginiana. chokecherry
Pseudotsuga menziesii. Douglas fir
Rhus, sumac
Robinia pseudoacacia. black locust
Salix, golden willow
Sorbus. mountain ash

SHRUBS

Amelanchier, serviceber
Amorpha, leadbush Berberis. barberry
Caragana, pea shrub
Chaenomeles. flowering quince
Chamaebatiaria, fernbush
Cotinus. smokebush
Cotoneaster. cranberry and Peking
Cowania. cliffrose
Elaeagnus, autumn olive
Euonymus atropurpurea. burning bush
Fallugia. Apache-plume Forsythia
Holodiscus, rock spiraea Mahonia. Oregon grape
Philadelphus. mock orange
Physocarpus. ninebark
Potentilla, cinquefoil
Prunus. Nanking and sand cherry
Ribes. currant. gooseberry
Spiraea
Syringa, lilac
Yucca glauca. soap tree yucca

VINES

Clematis paniculata, sweet autumn clematis
Polygonum aubertii, silver-lace vine
Wisteria

ANNUALS

Ageratum
Alyssum
Bachelor’s-button
California poppy
Canna
Celosia
Cosmos
Dahlberg dais!
Dusty-miller
Four-o’clock
Gerber daisy
Lantana Larkspur
Lobelia
Marguerite daisy
Marigold
Mexican sunflower
Nasturtium
Nierembergia
Salvia
Sanvitalia Scaveola
Scented geranium
Snapdragon
Statice
Strawflower
Sunflower
Tuberous begonia
Vinca

PERENNIALS

Achillea, yarrow
Aconitum, monkshood
Agastache
Armeria, thrift
Aster
Astilbe. false spiraea
Arabis, purple rock cress Aurinia, basket-of-gold
Campanula, bellflower
Centaurea, bachelor’s-button Centranthus Fuber, red valerian
*Chrysopsis, green-and-gold Cerastium, snow-in-summer
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. oxeye daisy- often considered a noxious weed
Coreopsis
Delphinium
Dicentra, bleeding-heart
Digitalis, foxglove
Echinacea, purple coneflower
Erysimum, fleabane daisy Euphorbia, cushion spurge
Gaillardia. firewheels
Gallium odoratum. sweet woodruff
Geranium, hardy geranium Gypsophila, baby’s-breath
Hemerocallis, daylilyHelianthemum, sun rose Hesperis, sweet rocket
Iris
Kniphofia. red-hot-poker
Lamuim
Liatris. gay-feather
Limonium. statice
Lupinus, lupine
Lychnis coronaria, rose campion Mertensia virginica, Virginia bluebells
Monarda. bee balm
Myosotis. forget-me-not
Nepeta. catmint
Pachy sandra
Papaver orientale. Oriental poppy
Paeonia. peony
Perovskia. Russian sage
Phlox subulata. creeping phlox
Potentilla verna, creeping cinquefoil
Ratibida. prairie coneflower Rudbekia, black-eyed Susan
Salvia saxifraga. rockfoil
Scabiosa. pincushion flower
Solidago, goldenrod Stachys. lambs-ears Thermopsis, goldenpea
Tradescantia, spiderwort
Verbena
Veronica

BULBS

Allium. flowering onion
Colchicum, autumn crocus
Crocus
Fritillaria imperialis. crown-imperial
Galanthus. snowdrops
Muscari. grape hyacinth
Narcissus, daffodil and narcissus
Scilla. Siberian squll

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

Calamagrostis. feather reed grass
Erianthus. ravenna grass
Festuca, blue fescue
Helictotrichon. blue oat grass Imperata. Japanese blood grass Miscanthus. maidenand silver grass
Pennisetum. fountain grass

HERBS

Deer eat few herbs. apparently liking more bland food. They do browse basil. parsley and cilantro.
Dill
Feverfew
Lavender
Mint
Oregano
Rue Sage
Santolina
Tansy- often considered a noxious weed
Thyme

FOOD PLANTS

Deer eat almost all vegetables. berry plants and fruit trees. They don’t seem to like artichokes. rhubarb and potatoes.