Deer-Resistant Plants

Browse 1,954 plants rated for how often deer damage them. Filter by light, height, and type to find ones that tend to survive in your garden. Split into narrower lists below.

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The sources behind this site report deer damage one plant at a time, and that report is what the rating on each card repeats. There are low-upkeep options here, and most need little once they are in the ground. Most earn their place on the flowers. Nothing here is a guarantee, because a hard winter changes what a deer will eat.

plants: 1,970
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

These plants still put on a display, which is the part people expect to lose. You will find plants flowering in spring, summer and late autumn, and the last of them hold when most of the border has gone over. Most of the colour is white and purple.

spring: 846
summer: 866
late autumn: 414

Perennials and shrubs do most of the work here, and there is enough variety to mix and match without repeating yourself. Carex, Allium and Pinus have the most entries, and borders and naturalising are the commonest uses.

perennials: 1,497
borders: 789
naturalising: 555