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Deer Resistant Plants
Although it is practically impossible to definitively say that any plant is completely deer proof, the following lists are collections of plants that are typically left alone (that we have or usually have in stock)...though a hungry deer will usually try just about anything. Deer are not given a book to read when they are babies about what not to eat...so you get the point?....Have you thought of a fence? Or a dog? These things have helped us at the nursery :)... You can also try deer repellent sprays.
Usually they avoid very fragrant foliage or fuzzy leaves, or plants that have toxic properties. When it comes to shrubs or trees, they often love nibbling on the new growth. It helps to protect young plants with a small fence around said plant until they are large enough to not be affected by a nibble here or there.
Please see our availability in regards to what is currently in stock (remember these lists are typically organized by botanical name).
Perennials
Full Sun
(at least 6 hours of sun per day)
Anemone
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
Candy Tuft (Iberis sempervirens)
Canna Lily
Catmint (Nepeta)
Columbine (Aquilegia)
Coneflower (Echinacea)
Cranesbill Geranium
Daffodil
Foxglove (Digitalis)
Hummingbird Mint (Agastache)
Lamb's Ear (Stachys)
Lavender (Lavandula) *under the "herbs" category on our inventory
Larkspur (Delphinium)
Lupine
Ornamental Sage (Salvia)
Peony (Paeonia)
Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)
Poppies
Primrose (Primula)
Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)
Siberian Iris (Iris siberica)
Sneezeweed (Helenium)
Speedwell (Veronica)
Spurge (Euphorbia)
Tickseed (Coreopsis)
Wormwood (Artemisia)
Yarrow (Achillea)
Part Sun/Part Shade
(3-6 hours of sun per day)
Anemone
Astilbe
Barrenwort (Epimedium)
Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra)
Brunnera
Caladium
Catmint (Nepeta)
Columbine (Aquilegia)
Cranesbill Geranium
Foxglove (Digitalis)
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium)
Lilyturf (Liriope)
Lenton Rose (Helleborus)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Primrose (Primula)
Siberian Iris (Iris siberica)
Wild Ginger (Asarum)
Full Shade
(Less than 3 hours of sun a day)
Astilbe
Barrenwort (Epimedium)
Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra)
Brunnera
Lilyturf (Liriope)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Siberian Iris (Iris siberica)
Wild Ginger (Asarum)
Other
Ornamental Grasses
Annuals
Full Sun
(at least 6 hours of sun per day)
Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
African Daisies (Osteospermum)
Angelonia
Calendula
Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana)
Heliotrope
Lantana
Marigold
Nasturtium
Ornamental Sage (Salvia)
Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus)
Strawflower (Bracteantha)
Verbena
Zinnias
Part/ Full Shade
(Less than 6 hours of sun a day)
Bacopa
Begonias
Coleus
Ground covers
Bugleweed (Ajuga)
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
Dead Nettle (Lamium)
Irish Moss (Sagina subulata)
Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)
Lithodora
Periwinkle (Vinca)
Scotch Moss (Sagina subulata 'Aurea')
Thyme (Thymus)
Shrubs
When deer bother shrubs it typically only causes cosmetic damage and won't actually kill the plant itself. Young shrubs suffer when all their new growth keeps getting chewed off (deer love the tender leaves). So either protect young shrubs or just opt for the ones deer typically leave alone...
Low Growing (under 5ft) - Evergreen
Andromeda, dwarf varieties (Pieris japonica)
Boxwood, Dwarf (Buxus)
Cotoneaster
Daphne
Gardenias
Heath (Erica)
Heather (Calluna)
Juniper (Juniperus)
Mugo Pine, dwarf (Pinus mugo)
Rhododendron
Rockrose (Cistus)
Yucca
Tall Growing (taller than 5ft) - Evergreen
Andromeda (Pieris japonica)
Bottlebrush (Callistemon)
Boxwood (Buxus)
Cotoneaster
Gardenias
Juniper (Juniperus)
Mugo Pine
New Zealand Tea Tree (Leptospermum)
Rhododendron
Rockrose (Cistus)
Viburnum
Waxleaf Privet (Ligustrum)
Yucca
Low Growing (under 5ft) - Deciduous
Barberry (Berberis)
Spirea japonica
Tall Growing (taller than 5ft) - Deciduous
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
Forsythia
Lilac, Common (Syringa vulgaris)
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