DEER RESISTANT

Deer Resistant Shrubs, Trees, Perennials & Annuals

Realizing that no plant is deer proof, plants listed are best for landscapes prone to deer damage. Success of any of these plants in the landscape will depend on local deer populations and weather conditions. Shrubs planted with additional protection such as the use of fencing, repellents, etc are always the most successful.
*Please note that not all plants listed are available.  Call to inquire. *Most, if not all, ornamental grasses fall in the deer resistant range.

Shrubs

  • Andromeda
  • Bamboo
  • Barberry
  • Blue Mist
  • Blue Star Juniper
  • Boxwood
  • Butterfly Bush
  • Cherry Laurel
  • Chokeberry
  • Clethra
  • Common Lilac
  • Cotoneaster
  • Creeping Juniper
  • Deutzia
  • Dragon Lady Holly
  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce
  • English Holly
  • Firethorn
  • Forsythia
  • Fothergillia
  • Fragrant Sumac
  • Glossy Abelia
  • Goldust Aucuba
  • Heather
  • Inkberry
  • Japanese Falsecypress
  • Japanese Kerria
  • Leucothoe
  • Mugo Pine
  • Nellie Stevens Holly
  • Oregon Grape Holly
  • Osmanthus
  • Plum Yew
  • Potentilla
  • Red Elderberry
  • Red Twig Dogwood
  • Rose of Sharon
  • Rugosa Rose
  • Scotch Broom
  • Skimmia
  • Smokebush
  • Smooth Hydrangea
  • Spirea
  • St. Johns Wort
  • Viburnum

Trees

  • American Holly
  • Ash
  • Birch
  • Black Pine
  • Bottlebrush Buckeyes
  • Carolina Silverbell
  • Colorado Blue Spruce
  • Crape Myrtle
  • Douglas Fir
  • Eastern Red Cedar
  • European Beech
  • European Larch
  • Hemlock
  • Japanese Maple
  • Japanese Tree Lilac
  • Kastura Tree
  • Kousa Dogwood
  • Leyland Cypress
  • Norway Spruce
  • Paperbark Maple
  • Red Maple
  • Red Oak
  • Saucer Magnolia
  • Scotch Pine
  • Serviceberry
  • Western Arborvitae
  • White Fir
  • White Pine
  • White Spruce

Perennials

  • Aster
  • Astilbe
  • Beebalm
  • Black-Eyed Susan
  • Bleeding Heart
  • Candytuft
  • Catmint
  • Coneflower
  • Coral Bell
  • Coreopsis
  • Fern
  • Foxglove
  • Iris
  • Lavender
  • Peony
  • Plumbago
  • Russian Sage
  • Salvia
  • Silver Mound
  • Veronica
  • Yarrow

Annuals

https://njaes.rutgers.edu/deer-resistant-plants

  • Ageratum
  • Angel's Trumpet
  • Anise
  • Annual Vinca
  • Dusty Miller
  • False Camomile
  • Flowering Tobacco
  • Forget-Me-Not
  • Heliotrope
  • Larkspur
  • Poppy
  • Pot Marigold
  • Rosemary
  • Snapdragon
  • Russian Sage
  • Snow-on-the-Mountain
  • Spiderflower
  • Strawflower
  • Sweet Alyssum

An Alternative Option

Rutgers University provides an amazing resource of landscape plants rated according to their resistance to deer damage. The list was compiled with input from nursery and landscape professionals, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension personnel, and Rutgers Master Gardeners in northern New Jersey. Plants in the Rarely Damaged, and Seldom Severely Damaged categories would be best for landscapes prone to deer damage. Other plants are categorized into Occasionally Severely Damaged and Frequently Severely Damaged. Searching for information on a particular species? You can type in the name in a search bar and they can provide the category!

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