Deer-Resistant Flowers for Containers in Partial Shade

Flowers for pots in partial shade that deer usually leave alone. Compare bloom time, height, and water needs.

Ajuga

Snowflake

Clematis

French Marigold

Flowering is the trait most gardeners shop by, and the one that deer browsing takes first. These are the ones for pots. There are plants here for ground that dries out, and some of them cope with it. Most settle in and then look after themselves.

plants: 345
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

These plants still put on a display in a pot, which is the part people expect to lose. You can find plants here that flower in spring through to late autumn, so the colour lasts well past the first flush. Most of the colour is white, purple and pink.

spring: 198
summer: 242
late autumn: 115

Perennials and ground covers fill most of the pots here, and the planting can be put together in almost endless ways. Euphorbia, Carex and Salvia have the most entries, and they are also used for borders and mass planting.

perennials: 315
borders: 270
mass planting: 185