Deer Resistant Plant List

Deer Resistant Plants Deer do not always recognize a new plant as unpalatable and will often sample it for taste. A sampling from several deer can destroy even the most deer resistant plants. Always use a deer repellant, such as Liquid Fence, when first introducing a new plant to the landscape to discourage deer from sampling. Choosing larger sizes will also improve your new landscape's survival rate from sampling. SHRUBS . Abutilon . Anisodontea . Arctostaphylos . Buddleia . Buxus . Hebe Veronica . Ilex . Hypericum . Japanese Spurge . Juniperus . Rosmarinus . Scaevola . Teucrium (Germander) . Trailing Lantana . Vinca . Junipers . Lavatera . Leptosperrnum scoparium . Loropetalum . Lupine . Mahonia aquifolium . Myrtus communis

. Callistemon . Calycanthus . Ceanothus (some) . Chaenomeles . Choisia ternata . Cistus species . Clivia

VINES . Bougainvillea

. Oleander . Plumbago . Pyracantha . Rhododendron . Sollya . Syringa

. Gelsemium . Hedera (Ivy) . Jasminum . Rubus (Benies) . Solanum jasminoides . Vitis (Grape) . Wisteria TREES . Acacia . Ash . Bottlebrush . Eucalyptus (some) . Figs . Ginkgo

. Coleonema . Coprosma . Correa

. Tibouchina . Westringia

. Cotoneaster . CoyoteBrush . Daphne . Dodonaea viscose . Elaeagnus . Erica . Escallonia . Feijoa (Pineapple Guava) . Fremontodendron . Grevillea

GROUNDCOVER . African Daisy

. Ajuga . Arabis . DwarfPlumbago . English Ivy . Gaultheria shallon . Gazania

. Oreganum . Oriental Poppies . Penstemon . Phlomis . Romneya coulteri . Rudbeckia . Salvia argentea . Salvia chamaedryoides . Salvia clevelandii . Salvia elegans

. Japanese Maple . Magnolia . Mayten Tree . Melaleuca . Olea europa . Palms . Pine . Podocarpus

. Acanthus mollis . Achillea . Aquilegia . Argyranthemum . Armeria . Artemisia . Aster . Astilbe

. Begonia . Bergenia . Brachycome

. Quercus . Redbud . Redwood . Silk Tree . Spruce

. Salvia farinacea . Salvia leucantha . Salvia leucophylla . Salvia mellifera . Salvia officinalis . Salvia uliginosa

. Campanula . Centaurea . Centranthus rubrum . Cerastium tomentosum

GRASSES . Carex . Cortaderia . Festuca glauca . Liriope . Miscanthus sinensis . Ophiopogon . Pennisefum rubrum . Pennisetum setaceum . Phormium . Stipa

. Dicentra . Digitalis . Erysimum . Ferns

. Santolina . Scabiosa

. Shasta Daisy . Sisyrinchium

. Feverfew . Gaillardia . Geranium species . Helichrysum . Helleborus . Hemerocallis . Heuchera . Iberis . Kniphofia . Lamium

. Stachys . Thymus . Tulbaghia

. Zantedeschia . Zauschneria

ANNUALS . Ageratum . Forget-Me-Nots . Most Impatiens . Monkey Flower . Poppies

BULBS . Crocus . Daffodil . Ixia . Leucojum . Narcissus . Scilla

. Lavandula . Limonium . Lithodora . Lupinus . Mimulus . Monarda . Nasturtium . Nepeta

. Cineraria . Primrose . Vinca . Zinnia

PERENNIALS