Deer Resistant List

This list is intended solely as an aid to the home gardener. Deer eating habits vary by area and environmental conditions. As a result, the resistance of any given plant may vary according to weather and available natural food supply. If you have any questions please give us a call.
Annuals
---Botanical Name------Common Name------Resistence---
AgeratumAgeratumMedium
Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Medium
Artemesia Silver Sage High
Begonia semperflorens Wax Begonia Medium
Capsicum Ornamental Pepper Medium
Cleome Spider Flower Medium
Cosmos Cosmos High
Eschscholzia calif. California Poppy High
Heliptrpium Heliotrope Medium
Ipomoea Morning Glory Medium
Lantana spp Lantana Medium
Lobularis maritima Sweet Alyssum Medium
Matthiola incana Stock Medium
Nicotiana Tobacco Medium
Salvia spp. Blue Salvia High
Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller High
Solenostemon scu. Coleus Medium
Tagetes spp. Marigold (stinky) High
Zinnia angustifolia Zinnia Medium
Zinnia elegans Zinnia Medium
Perennials
---Botanical Name------Common Name------Resistence---
Achemilla Lady's Mantle Medium
Achillea Yarrow High
Aconitum Monkshood High
Aegopodium Bishop's Weed High
Ajuga reptans Carpet Bugle Medium
Alcea Hollyhock Medium
Allium Ornamental Onion High
Aquilegia Columbine High
Arabis Rockcress Medium
Armeria Thrift Medium
Artemesia Silver Sage High
Aster Asters High
Astilbe Astilbe High
Aubrieta Rockcress Medium
Aurinia Alyssum Medium
Centaurea Bachelor Button's Medium
Cerastium Snow in Summer High
Convallaria majalis Lilly-of-the-Valley High
Coreopsis spp. Tickseed Medium
Dianthus spp. Pinks High
Dicentra Bleeding Heart High
Digitalis Foxglove High
Echinacea Coneflower Medium
Epimedium Bishop's Hat High
Eupatorium spp. Joe Pye Weed Medium
Euphorbia Spurge Medium
Fescue Fescue High
Filipendula Meadowsweet Medium
Gaillardia Blanketflower High
Gallium odoratum Sweet Woodruff High
Geranium spp. Cranesbill High
Grasses oranmental Grasses Ornamental High
Hemerocallis Daylilies High
Heuchera Coralbells Medium
Iberis Candytuft Medium
Iris Iris High
Lamium Dead Nettle High
Lavendula Lavender High
Leucanthemum Daisies Shasta High
Liatris Spike Gay Feather High
Linum Flax High
Lupinus Lupine Medium
Lychnis Campion High
Lysimachia Creeping Jenny Medium
Monarda Beebalm High
Narcissus Daffodil High
Nepeta Catmint High
Paeonia Peony High
Papaver Poppies High
Penstemon Penstemon High
Perovskia Russian Sage High
Phlox subulata Phlox Creeping Medium
Potentilla Cinquefoil High
Pulmonaria Lungwort High
Rudbeckia Black Eyed Susans High
Salvia Blue Sage Medium
Scabiosa Pincushion Flower High
Solidago Goldenrod High
Thymus Thyme High
Veronica Speedwell Medium
Vinca minor Periwinkle High
Yucca filimentosa Yucca High
Shrubs
---Botanical Name------Common Name------Resistence---
AmelanchierServiceberryMedium
Amorpha canescensLead PlantMedium
ArctostaphylosKinnikinnickHigh
Berberis thunbergiiBarberryHigh
BuddleiaButterfly BushMedium
Caragana arborescensSiberian PeashrubHigh
Caragana frutexRussian PeashrubHigh
CaryopterisBluebeardHigh
Ceanothus velutinusSnowbush CeanothusMedium
ChaenomelesQuinceMedium
ChamaecyparisFalse CypressHigh
Cornus Dogwood Red TwiggedMedium
CorylusFilbertMedium
CotinusSmokebushHigh
Cotoneaster spp.CotoneasterMedium
DaphneDaphneMedium
Eleagnus commutataSilverberryHigh
Juniperus chinensisJuniperHigh
Juniperus communis JuniperHigh
Juniperus horizontalisJuniperHigh
Juniperus sabinaJuniperMedium
Kolkwitzia amabilisBeautybushMedium
LoniceraHoneysuckleHigh
MahoniaOregon GrapeHigh
PhiladelphusMockorangeHigh
PhysocarpusNinebarkMedium
PiceaSpruceHigh
Pinus spp.PineMedium
PotentillaPotentillaHigh
Prunus fruticosaNanking CherryMedium
Prunus tenellaDwarf Russian AlmondMedium
RhusSumacHigh
Rosa rugosaRugosa Rose and HybridsMedium
Salix spp.WillowsMedium
Shepherdia argenteaBuffaloberryHigh
SpireaSpireaHigh
SymphoricarposSnowberryHigh
SyringaLilacMedium
Viburnum lantanaViburnum MohicanHigh
Trees
---Botanical Name------Common Name------Resistence---
Acer spp.MapleMedium
AesculusHorsechestnut,BuckeyeMedium
AmelanchierServiceberryMedium
BetulaPaper BirchHigh
Betula NigraRiver BirchHigh
Crataegus sppHawthornMedium
EleagnusRussian OliveHigh
FagusBeechMedium
Gleditsia spp.Honey LocustMedium
LarixLarchHigh
PiceaSpruceHigh
Pinus spp.PineMedium
RobiniaLocust BlackMedium
Salix spp.WillowsMedium
TiliaLindenMedium
Vines
---Botanical Name------Common Name------Resistence---
CelastrusBittersweet High
ClematisClematis High
Hedera helixIvy High
LoniceraHoneysuckle Medium
Parthenocissus Woodbine,Virginia Creeper Medium

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