Deer are known for their aversion to several plant species. Please keep in mind that the Environmental conditions such as drought and overpopulation may force a deer into resorting to eating plants that otherwise they would not have interest in.
The following is a list of deer resistant plants:
- Achillea-Yarrow
- Allium-Ornamental Chives
- Amsonia-Blue Star
- Aquilegia-Columbine
- Artemisia-Wormwood
- Asclepias-Butterfly Weed
- Berberis Thunbergii-Barberry
- Buddleia Davidii-Butterfly Bush
- Buxus-Boxwood
- Calamintha-Calamint
- Caryopteris-Bluebeard
- Cimicifuga-Bugbane
- Corydalis
- Crocosmia-Montbretia
- Daphne-Daphne
- Dicentra-Bleeding Hearts
- Digitalis-Foxglove
- Echinops-Globe Thistle
- Euphorbia-Spurge
- Ferns
- Filipendula-Dropwort
- Galium-Sweet Woodruff
- Genista-Broom
- Heeleborus-Hellebore
- Hypericum-St. John’s Wort
- Hyssopus-Hyssop
- Iris Siberica-Siberian Iris
- Kolkwitzia-Beauty Bush
- Lamium-Dead Nettles
- Lvandula-Lavender
- Lespedeza
- Linaria-Toadflax
- Lychnis-Rose Campion
- Melissa-Lemon Balm
- Mentha-Mint
- Monarda-Bee Balm
- Myrica-Northern Bayberry
- Nepeta-Catnip
- Origanum-Oregano
- Paeonia-Peony
- Papaver Orientale-Poppy
- Peroskia-Russian Sage
- Phlox Subulata-Moss Pinks
- Picea-Spruce
- Potentilla-Cinquefoil
- Pulmonaria-Lungwort
- Rhus-Sumac
- Ruta-Herb of Grace
- Salvia-Meadow Sage
- Saponaria-Soapwort
- Satureya-Winter Savory
- Senecio-Golden Ragwort
- Stachys-Lamb’s Ear
- Symphytum-Comfrey
- Tanacetum-Tansy
- Teucrium-Germander
- Thymus-Thyme
- Verbascum-Mullein
- Yucca-Adam’s Needle
