Deer-Resistant Flowers for Containers

Flowers that work in pots and tend to escape deer damage. Check sun needs, mature height, and hardiness zone before you plant. Split into narrower lists below.

More specific collections

Hyssop

Magic Lily

Arrowhead Wild Ginger

Moonflower

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 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.

plants: 453
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

These plants still put on a display in a pot, which is the part people expect to lose. There are 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 and white.

spring: 241
summer: 340
late autumn: 153

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

perennials: 411
borders: 358
mass planting: 236