Plants that are poisonous, sticky, thorny, silvery, pungently scented or that lose their leaves in winter are generally less attractive to deer. However, there is evidence that all plants on this list may be browsed by deer under extremely stressful conditions .

TREES

Betula pendula - White Birch
Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
Cornus kousa - Japanese Flowering Dogwood
Crataegus laevigata - English Hawthorn
Fagus sylvatica - Beech
Gledistia tricanthos - Honey Locust
Picea acies - Norway Spruce
Picea pungens - Colorado Blue Spruce
Pinus nigra - Austrian Pine
Pinus sylvestris - Scotch Pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas Fir
Prunus serrulata - Kwanzan Cherry

SHRUBS

Abelia arbutifolia - Chokeberry
Berberis - Barberry
Buddleia davidii - Butterfly Bush
Buxus - Boxwood
Cornus sericea - Red Osier Dogwood
Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster
Callicarpa dichotoma - Beautyberry
Caryopteris x clandonensis - Blue Mist Shrub
Cotinus coggygria - Smoke Bush
Forsythia - Forsythia
Hydrangea spp. and cvs. - Hydrangea
Ilex glabra - Inkberry
Juniper chnensis - Juniper
Kerria japonica - Japanese Rose (Favored by Rabbits)
Kolkwitzia amabilis - Beauty Bush
Leucothoe - Leucothoe
Mahonia aquifolia - Mahonia
Myrica pensylvanica - Bayberry
Philadelphus x virginalis - Mockorange
Pieris japonica - Andromeda
Pinus mugo - Mugo Pine
Potentilla fruiticosa - Potentilla
Pyracantha - Firethorn
Spiraea spp. and cvs. - Spiraea
Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac (Not ‘Sensation’)
Yucca filamentosa - Yucca

DEER RESISTANT BULBS

Allium - Ornamental Onion
Chionodoxa - Glory of the Snow
Colchicum - Autumn Crocus
Galanthus - Snow Drops
Hyacinthoides - Spanish Squill
Leucojum - Snowflakes
Muscari - Grape Hyacinths
Narcissus - Daffodil
Puschkinia - Striped Squill

GROUNDCOVERS AND VINES

Ajuga reptans - Bugleweed
Campsis radicans - Trumpet Vine
Clematis paniculata - Sweet Autumn Clematis
Convollaria majalis - Lily of the Valley
Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff
Lamium maculatum - Dead Nettle
Pachysandra terminalis - Alleghany Spurge
Vinca minor - Myrtle
Wisteria sinensis - Wisteria

DEER RESISTANT SHADE PERENNIALS

Alchemilla mollis - Lady’s Mantle
Astilbe - False Spiraea
Athyrium nipponicum - Japanese Painted Fern
Brunnera macrophylla - Siberian Bugloss
Chelone lyonii - Turtlehead
Dicentra eximia - Everblooming Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabile - Bleeding Heart
Digitalis - Foxglove
Dryopteris - Wood Fern
Epimedium - Barrenwort
Helleborus orientalis -- Hellebore
Heuchera - Alum Root, Coral Bells
Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern
Osmunda cinnamonea - Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda regalis - Royal Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern
Pulmonaria - Lungwort
Tiarella cordifolia - Foamflower

DEER RESISTANT SUN PERENNIALS AND GRASSES

Achillea - Yarrow
Aconitum - Monkshood
Althea rosea - Hollyhock
Anemone spp. - Anemone
Artemesia (All) - Wormwood
Aster novae-angeliae - New England Aster
Baptisia australis - False Indigo
Bergenia cordifolia - Pig Squeak
Boltonia asteroides - Boltonia
Chrysanthemum spp. - Chrysanthemum
Coreopsis verticillata - Thread Leaf Coreopsis
Delphinium - Delphinium
Dianthus - Pinks
Echinacea purpurea - Coneflower
Eryngium - Sea Holly
Euphorbia polychroma - Cushion Spurge
Filipendula - Queen of the Prairie
Geranium ‘Biokovo’
Geranium sanguineum - Bloody Cranesbill
Geum quellyon -Scarlet Avens
Gypsophila paniculata, G. repens - Baby’s Breath
Iberis sepervirens - Candytuft
Iris germanica, I. siberica, - Bearded iris, Siberian Iris
Lavendula - Lavender
Liatris spicata - Gayfeather
Liriope muscari - Lily Turf
Miscanthus sinensis - Maiden Grass
Nepeta - Catmint, Catnip
Monarda didyma - Bee Balm
Papaver orientale - Poppy
Paeonia (All) - Peony
Panicum - Switch Grass
Penisetum - Fountain Grass
Perovskia atriplicafolia - Russian Sage
Rudbeckia - Brown-Eyed-Susan
Ruta graveolens - Rue
Salvia officianalis - Sage
Sempervivum - Hens and Chicks
Stachys byzantia - Lamb’s Ears
Thymus serpyllum - Wild Thyme
Veronica - Speedwell

DEER RESISTANT ANNUALS AND TENDER PERENNIALS

Ageratum hybridum - Ageratum
Allysum maritimum - Sweet Allysum
Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon
Celosia plumosa - Cockscomb
Centaurea cyanis - Batchelor Buttons
Cleome spinosa - Spider Flower
Cosmos bipinnatus - Cosmos
Cynara cardunculus - Cardoon
Delphinium consolita - Larkspur
Heliotropum arborescens - Heliotrope
Lathryus odorata - Sweet Pea
Mathiola incana - Stock
Nicotiana - Flowering Tobacco
Papaver somniferum - Annual Poppy
Pelargonium spp. - Geraniums
Petunia integrifolia - Petunia
Salvia spp. - Sage
Senecio cineraria - Dusty Miller
Tagetes erecta - Marigold
Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium
Verbena bonariensis - Verbena
Zinnia elegans - Zinnia