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Deer-resistant Perennials

Though these plants are on the “deer-resistant” list, sometimes if the deer are hungry enough they still may eat even these. If deer are a huge problem on your property may we recommend that even if planting these plants, you still use other precautions to help guarantee that your yard doesn’t get “eaten”. A quick and easy solution is to spray Deer-Off deer/rabbit/squirrel repellent on your shrubs and plants. It is perfectly safe to use and will not harm you, your family and pets or the environment!

Sun / part sun:

Achillea (yarrow)	Dianthus	Perovskia
Aconitum (monkshood)	Digitalis (foxglove)	Phlox
Agastache (hyssop)	Echinacea	Rheum palmatum (orna. Rhubarb)
Alchemilla mollis (lady’s mantel)	Fritillaria (bulb)	Rudbeckia
Allium	Gaillardia	Salvia
Anemone	Geranium	Santolina
Anethum (dill)	Heuchera	Scabiosa
Arabis (rock cress)	Hypericum calycinum	Scilla
Armeria (thrift)	Iberis (candytuft)	Sedum
Artemisia	Kniphofia (hot poker)	Sempervivum
Asclepias (butterfly weed)	Lamiastrum	Spiraea
Aster	Lavandula	Stachys (lambs ear)
Aubrieta	Liatris	Stokesia (stokes aster)
Aurinia (basket of gold)	Monarda (bee balm)	Tanacetum vulgare (tansy)
Baptisia	Narcissus (daffadil)	Thymus
Caryopteris	Nepeta	Veronica
Centranthus	Oenothera (eve. Primrose)	Yucca
Chrysanthemum	Ornamental grasses
Cimicifuga (snakeroot)	Paeonia
Coreopsis	Papaver (poppies)
Crocosmia	Penstemon

*Shade / part sun*
Ajuga	Dicentra (bleeding heart)	Lamium
Arisaema (jack-n-pulpit)	Epimedium	Ligularia
Astilbe	Euonymus	Pachysandra
Bergenia	Euphorbia	Pulmonaria
Brunnera	Ferns	Ranunculus
Ceratostigma (plumbago)	Galium (sweet woodruff)	Tiarella (foam flower)
Chelone	Hedera (ivy)	Tradescantia
Cyclamen	Helleborus	Viola

Deer-Resistant Trees, Shrubs and Vines
Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush)	Cornus sericea (redtwig dogwood)	Picea pungens (Colorado Spruce)
Amelanchier (service berry	Cryptomeria japonica	Pieris japonica
Berberis (barberry)	Daphne	Pinus Mugo
Betula (River Birch)	Forsythia	Sambuscus canadensis (American Elderberry)
Buddleia (butterfly bush)	Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)	Syringa vulgaris (common lilac)
Buxus (boxwood)	Hydrangea	Weigela florida
Caryopteris	Leucothoe
Celastrus (bittersweet)	Ligustrum vulgare (common privet)
Chamaecyparis	Myrica (bayberry)
Clematis	Picea abies (Norway Spruce)

Deer Resistant Annuals
Ageratum	Sweet Alyssum	Zinnias
Snapdragons	Nicotiania	Lantana
Larkspur	Geraniums	Marigolds