Is it deer resistant?

Yes

Coast Leucothoe is deer resistant.

Agarista populifolia

Deer: Rarely
Height: 12 ft (3.7 m)
Spread: 6 ft (1.8 m)
Zones: 7–10
Light: Partial shade

Perennial
Shrub

Coast Leucothoe (Agarista populifolia)

Photo: Fepup · Public domain

Also called Fetterbush, Florida Doghobble, Florida Leucothoe

Perennial Agarista

More details

Light: Partial shade, Shade
Water: Medium
Type: Perennial, Shrub
Maintenance: Low, Medium
Bloom: Spring
Foliage: Evergreen
Features: Flowering, Native, Poisonous
Best uses: Hedge, Slope, Specimen, Water edge, Woodland