Deer-Resistant Perennials for Partial Shade

Perennials for dappled light that mostly escape deer browsing. See bloom time, height, and hardiness zone for each one. Split into narrower lists below.

More specific collections

You buy a perennial once and it returns from the crown each spring. These also take partial shade. There are plants here for ground that dries out, and some of them cope with it. Most need very little after their first year.

perennials: 1,169
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

Sage

Common St. John's-Wort

American Pokeweed

Equinox Flower

Deer-resistant perennials do not have to be colourless. You will find perennials flowering in spring through to late autumn, and the final flowers carry the garden into the cold. Most of the colour is white and purple.

spring: 553
summer: 537
late autumn: 241

Cranberry Bush Viburnum

Harlequin Blueflag

Common Sage

Aconite

A single group, but not a single look: there is enough variety to mix and match without repeating yourself. Viburnum, Epimedium and Salvia have the most entries, and borders and woodland edges are the commonest uses.

borders: 578
woodland edges: 431