Deer-Resistant Flowers for Containers in Full Sun

Flowers for sunny pots that mostly escape deer browsing. See bloom time, height, and water needs for each one.

Nasturtium

Alpine Heath

Desert Zinnia

Flying Saucers

A plant is grown for its flowers or for its leaves, and these are the first kind. These are the ones for pots. There are drought-tolerant plants here, and some of them take the heat once established. Most need very little after their first year.

plants: 405
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

A pot does not have to mean a plain planting. You will find plants flowering in spring, summer and late autumn, and the last of them hold long after the first flush. Most of the colour is purple, white and yellow.

spring: 209
summer: 311
late autumn: 142

Perennials and shrubs fill most of the pots here, and the range leaves room for almost endless combinations. Euphorbia, Salvia and Thymus have the most entries, and they are also used for borders and mass planting.

perennials: 365
borders: 322
mass planting: 210