Deer-Resistant Plant Collections

Explore collections of deer-resistant plants by light, plant type, and care level. Find plants for sun or shade, borders, pots, slopes, and privacy screens.

Collections by Light

Start with the light your beds get. Full sun means six or more hours of direct sun, partial shade two to six, and shade less than two.

Full Sun

Plantsfor Full Sun
1,726 plants
Border Carnation Japanese Cherry Knotted Marjoram German Garlic
Perennialsfor Full Sun
1,277 plants
Delphinium Blanket Flower Garlic Onion Bandana-of-the-Everglades
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Full Sun
962 plants
Sweet Scented Bed Straw Blue Sage Black Calla Smooth Purple Coneflower
Drought-Tolerant Plantsfor Full Sun
450 plants
American Aloe Barbados Flower Fence King of the Agaves Tumbleweed Onion
Shrubsfor Full Sun
450 plants
American Beautyberry Alderleaf Clethra CaperLilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla)
Plantsfor Containers in Full Sun
417 plants
Chinese Hibiscus Common Hyacinth Caribbean Cooper Plant Baltic Ivy
Flowersfor Containers in Full Sun
405 plants
Nasturtium Alpine Heath Desert Zinnia Flying Saucers
Flowering Shrubsfor Full Sun
362 plants
Chaparral KinnikinnikAmerican Raspberry (Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus)Fragrant Tea Olive
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Full Sun
317 plants
Adam's Needle Yucca Jerusalem Sage Honeysuckle Cranberry Bush Viburnum
Evergreen Shrubsfor Full Sun
206 plants
Bract Lavender Tangut Daphne Barberry Fetterbush
Ground Coversfor Full Sun
174 plants
Cliff Rose Creeping Lilyturf Virginia Creeper Devil's Tongue
Annualsfor Containers in Full Sun
95 plants
Creeping Zinnia Anet Cockscombs Bottlestopper

Partial Shade

Plantsfor Partial Shade
1,482 plants
Bradford Pear Amaryllis Hen and Chickens Fern Black Sedge
Perennialsfor Partial Shade
1,169 plants
Carnation Black Arum Joe-Pye-Weed Ornamental Onion
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Partial Shade
884 plants
Butterfly Milkweed Baptisia Tall Anemone Cabbage-Leaf Coneflower
Shrubsfor Partial Shade
393 plants
Cape Jasmine Red-Barked Dogwood Himalayan Honeysuckle Common Lilac
Plantsfor Containers in Partial Shade
382 plants
Euphorbia Egyptian Starcluster Parodia Moses in the Basket
Flowersfor Containers in Partial Shade
345 plants
Ajuga Snowflake Clematis French Marigold
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Partial Shade
275 plants
Boy's Love BayberryMock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius 'SMNPVG' ILLUMINATI TOWER)Hills of Snow
Ground Coversfor Partial Shade
189 plants
Big Blue Speedwell Halberd-Leaf Violet Alumroot
Evergreen Shrubsfor Partial Shade
182 plants
Japanese Clematis Parney Cotoneaster Camellia Cenizo
Annualsfor Containers in Partial Shade
65 plants
Borage Golden Eye Calendula Tobacco

Shade

ShadePlants
399 plants
Eastern Poison Ivy American Hop-Hornbeam Squirrel Corn Bishop's Goutweed
Perennialsfor Shade
361 plants
Common Horsetail Blue Cardinal Flower Giant Snowdrop Appalachian Blue Monkshood
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Shade
291 plants
Sedge Bearsfoot Hellebore Asian Bleeding Heart Columbine
Plantsfor Containers in Shade
112 plants
Yaupon Coral Bells Devil's Ivy Coleus
Ground Coversfor Shade
98 plants
Dwarf Lilyturf Black Snakeroot Barrenwort Creeping Phlox
Shrubsfor Shade
91 plants
Bachelor's Button Alder-Leaved Viburnum Big Leaf Periwinkle Japanese Skimmia
Flowersfor Containers in Shade
82 plants
Oriental Poppy Lilyturf Dusty Miller Asparagus Fern
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Shade
61 plants
Bubby Bush Hybrid Witch Hazel Bunchberry Bride’s-Feathers
Evergreen Shrubsfor Shade
46 plants
Itea Creeping Mahonia Leatherleaf Mahonia Carpet Box
Treesfor Shade
41 plants
American Beech Chinese Privet Carolina Silverbell Lily of the Valley Tree
Annualsfor Containers in Shade
12 plants
Hybrid Tuberous Begonia (Begonia – Tuberous Types)Annual Vinca Canterbury Bells Asparagus

Collections by Plant Type

Choose by the kind of plant you want, from perennials and shrubs to ferns, grasses, vines, and bulbs.

Perennials

Perennials
1,497 plants
Sunflower Blue Devil.Canada Goldenrod Clove of Garlic
Perennialsfor Full Sun
1,277 plants
Delphinium Blanket Flower Garlic Onion Bandana-of-the-Everglades
Perennialsfor Partial Shade
1,169 plants
Carnation Black Arum Joe-Pye-Weed Ornamental Onion
Low-MaintenancePerennials
1,126 plants
African Marigold Bouncing-Bet Arkansas Amsonia Bronze Fennel
FloweringPerennials
1,052 plants
Columbine Clary Sage Autumn Sneezeweed Small Yellow Crownbeard
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Full Sun
962 plants
Sweet Scented Bed Straw Blue Sage Black Calla Smooth Purple Coneflower
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Partial Shade
884 plants
Butterfly Milkweed Baptisia Tall Anemone Cabbage-Leaf Coneflower
Perennials thatBloom All Summer
694 plants
Beebalm Crown Imperial Fritillary Fernleaf Yarrow Baneberry
Flowering Perennialsfor Containers
411 plants
Baby's Breath Glory of the Snow Balm Mountain Savory
Perennialsfor Shade
361 plants
Common Horsetail Blue Cardinal Flower Giant Snowdrop Appalachian Blue Monkshood
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Containers
350 plants
Coppertip Little Jug Rain Lily Balloon Cotton-Bush
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Shade
291 plants
Sedge Bearsfoot Hellebore Asian Bleeding Heart Columbine

Shrubs

Shrubs
480 plants
Common Rue Deutzia Blue Haw Spirea
Shrubsfor Full Sun
450 plants
American Beautyberry Alderleaf Clethra CaperLilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla)
Shrubsfor Partial Shade
393 plants
Cape Jasmine Red-Barked Dogwood Himalayan Honeysuckle Common Lilac
Flowering Shrubsfor Full Sun
362 plants
Chaparral KinnikinnikAmerican Raspberry (Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus)Fragrant Tea Olive
Low-MaintenanceShrubs
334 plants
Brompton Stock Koreanspice Viburnum Spice Bush Persian Lilac
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Full Sun
317 plants
Adam's Needle Yucca Jerusalem Sage Honeysuckle Cranberry Bush Viburnum
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Partial Shade
275 plants
Boy's Love BayberryMock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius 'SMNPVG' ILLUMINATI TOWER)Hills of Snow
Low-MaintenanceFlowering Shrubs
270 plants
Common Thyme Leatherleaf ViburnumDowny Lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens)Russian Sage
EvergreenShrubs
225 plants
Creeping Mahonia Formosan Firethorn Lantanphyllum Viburnum Blackberry
Evergreen Shrubsfor Full Sun
206 plants
Bract Lavender Tangut Daphne Barberry Fetterbush
Evergreen Shrubsfor Partial Shade
182 plants
Japanese Clematis Parney Cotoneaster Camellia Cenizo
Low-MaintenanceEvergreen Shrubs
140 plants
Partridgeberry Coast Leucothoe Laurustine Albanian Spurge
Shrubsfor Privacy
122 plants
Common Honeysuckle Persian Lilac Easter Tree American Dogwood
Fast-GrowingShrubs
102 plants
Common Snowberry Bowles Periwinkle Butterfly Bush Asian Bittersweet
Shrubsfor Shade
91 plants
Bachelor's Button Alder-Leaved Viburnum Big Leaf Periwinkle Japanese Skimmia
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Shade
61 plants
Bubby Bush Hybrid Witch Hazel Bunchberry Bride’s-Feathers
Fast-GrowingEvergreen Shrubs
55 plants
Pole-Cat Geranium Breckland Thyme Egyptian Thorn Bluebeard
Evergreen Shrubsfor Shade
46 plants
Itea Creeping Mahonia Leatherleaf Mahonia Carpet Box

Ground Covers

GroundCovers
229 plants
Bloodwart Candytuft Baneberry Common Violet
Ground Coversfor Partial Shade
189 plants
Big Blue Speedwell Halberd-Leaf Violet Alumroot
Low-MaintenanceGround Covers
188 plants
Bleeding Heart Garden Mint Common Grape Fern Common Blue Violet
Ground Coversfor Full Sun
174 plants
Cliff Rose Creeping Lilyturf Virginia Creeper Devil's Tongue
Low-GrowingGround Covers
120 plants
Creeping Phlox False Miterwort Foamy Bells Black Hellebore
Ground Coversfor Shade
98 plants
Dwarf Lilyturf Black Snakeroot Barrenwort Creeping Phlox
Ground Coversfor Slopes
82 plants
Lodden Lily Annual Candytuft Phlox Forget-Me-Not
Fast-GrowingGround Covers
64 plants
Devil's Darning Needles Cloud-Loving Hardy Ice Plant Apricot Vine Christmas Rose
Drought-TolerantGround Covers
52 plants
Pipsissewa Common Yarrow Chinese Honeysuckle Cranesbill
Low-Maintenance,Fast-Growing Ground Covers
51 plants
Daffodils Leatherflower Black Wort Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant
Low-Maintenance,Drought-Tolerant Ground Covers
49 plants
Germander Moss Rose Donkey's Ears Coral Honeysuckle

Annuals

Annuals
163 plants
Angelica Green Onion Bourbon Watsonia Sweet Potato
FloweringAnnuals
149 plants
Angel's Trumpet Azure BluetBedding Begonia (Begonia – Wax Types)Common Mullein
Annuals thatBloom All Summer
143 plants
Cut Leaf Cosmos Pincushion Flower Adderwort Black Eyed Susan
Annualsfor Containers in Full Sun
95 plants
Creeping Zinnia Anet Cockscombs Bottlestopper
Annualsfor Containers in Partial Shade
65 plants
Borage Golden Eye Calendula Tobacco
Annualsfor Containers in Shade
12 plants
Hybrid Tuberous Begonia (Begonia – Tuberous Types)Annual Vinca Canterbury Bells Asparagus

Ferns, Grasses, Vines and More

Ferns
93 plants
Flowering Fern Southern Woodfern Blunt Lobed Wood Fern Common Lady Fern
OrnamentalGrasses
64 plants
Big Bluestem Pampas Grass Chinese Silvergrass Blue Fescue
ClimbingVines
93 plants
Common Hops Japanese Wisteria Pale Yellow HoneysuckleMorning Glory 'Heavenly Blue' (Ipomoea tricolor ‘Heavenly Blue’)
Conifers
61 plants
Loblolly Pine Nana Common Juniper Big Tree
Wildflowers
208 plants
Marguerite American Boneset Allegheny Monkey Flower Eastern Valerian
Bulbs
141 plants
Flag Meadow Garlic Spring Meadow Saffron Persian Lily

Browse by type: Ferns · Grasses · Vines · Conifers · Wildflowers · Bulbs

Collections by Care

Choose by how much watering and pruning you want to do. Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant collections sit here.

Low Maintenance

Low-MaintenancePlants
1,465 plants
Common Lantana American Red Oak Michaelmas Daisy Flowering Onion
Low-MaintenancePerennials
1,126 plants
African Marigold Bouncing-Bet Arkansas Amsonia Bronze Fennel
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Full Sun
962 plants
Sweet Scented Bed Straw Blue Sage Black Calla Smooth Purple Coneflower
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Partial Shade
884 plants
Butterfly Milkweed Baptisia Tall Anemone Cabbage-Leaf Coneflower
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Containers
350 plants
Coppertip Little Jug Rain Lily Balloon Cotton-Bush
Low-MaintenanceShrubs
334 plants
Brompton Stock Koreanspice Viburnum Spice Bush Persian Lilac
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Full Sun
317 plants
Adam's Needle Yucca Jerusalem Sage Honeysuckle Cranberry Bush Viburnum
Low-Maintenance Perennialsfor Shade
291 plants
Sedge Bearsfoot Hellebore Asian Bleeding Heart Columbine
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Partial Shade
275 plants
Boy's Love BayberryMock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius 'SMNPVG' ILLUMINATI TOWER)Hills of Snow
Low-MaintenanceFlowering Shrubs
270 plants
Common Thyme Leatherleaf ViburnumDowny Lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens)Russian Sage
Low-MaintenanceGround Covers
188 plants
Bleeding Heart Garden Mint Common Grape Fern Common Blue Violet
Low-MaintenanceEvergreen Shrubs
140 plants
Partridgeberry Coast Leucothoe Laurustine Albanian Spurge
Low-Maintenance Shrubsfor Shade
61 plants
Bubby Bush Hybrid Witch Hazel Bunchberry Bride’s-Feathers
Low-Maintenance,Fast-Growing Ground Covers
51 plants
Daffodils Leatherflower Black Wort Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant
Low-Maintenance,Drought-Tolerant Ground Covers
49 plants
Germander Moss Rose Donkey's Ears Coral Honeysuckle

Drought Tolerant