Deer-Resistant Flowering Perennials for Containers

Flowering perennials that work in pots and tend to escape deer damage. Check height, bloom time, and hardiness zone.

Baby's Breath

Glory of the Snow

Balm

Mountain Savory

Flowering is the trait most gardeners shop by, and the one that deer browsing takes first. These perennials are the ones for pots. There are low-upkeep options here, and most need little once they are in the ground. Many keep their leaves through winter, which holds the shape of the planting.

perennials: 411
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

A pot does not have to mean a plain planting. There are perennials flowering in spring through to late autumn, and the last of them hold long after the first flush. Most of the colour is purple, white and yellow.

spring: 214
summer: 307
late autumn: 133