Deer Resistant Plants
Deer resistant plants are plants that contain natural scents that deter deers from feeding on the plant.
Here is a partial list of deer resistant plants complied by R.E. Gough, Montana State University Extension Horticulture Specialist :
Ground Covers
Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Dead Nettle (Lamium spp.)
Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)
Large Periwinkle (Vinca major)
Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Flowers
Yarrow (Achillea spp.)
Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
Astilbe (Astilbe spp.)
Tickseed (Coreopsis spp.)
Pinks (Dianthus spp.)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spp.)
Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)
Epimedium (Epimedium spp.)
Bluestem Joe-Pye-Weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
Cranesbill, Geranium (Geranium spp.)
Hellebore (Helleborus spp.)
Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)
Candytuft (Iberis spp.)
Iris (Iris spp.)
Lavender (Lavendula spp.)
Spike Gay-Feather (Liatris spicata)
Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria )
Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.)
Coneflower (Rudbechia spp.)
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
Speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
Yucca (Yucca filimentosa)
Vines
Bittersweet (Celastrus spp.)
Clematis (Clematis spp.)
Baltic Ivy (Hedera helix baltica)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
Shrubs
Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens)
Korean Barberry (Berberis Koreana)
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Pygmy Caragana (Caragana aurantiaca)
Russian Caragana (Caragana frutex)
Dwarf Russian (Caragana frutex)
Pekinese Caragana (Caragana pekinensis)
Snowbush Ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus)
Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea Red)
Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera)
Russian Olive (Eleagnus angustifolia )
Eleagnus commutata Silverberry
Halimodendron halodendron Siberian Salt Tree
Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii’ Hetz Juniper
Juniperus communis
‘Vase Shape’ Vase common Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
plumosa Compact Andorra Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
‘Lividus’ Lividus Creeping Juniper
Juniperus sabina
‘Von Ehron’ Von Ehron Savin Juniper
Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush
Lonicera spp. Honeysuckle
Philadelphus spp. Mockorange
Prunus americana American plum
Prunus fruticosa Groundcherry
Prunus tenella Dwarf Russian Almond
Rosa rugosa Rugose rose
Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose
Rosa wichuraiana Memorial Rose
Rosa ‘Betty Bland’ Betty Bland Rose
Rosa ‘Haidee’ Haidee Rose
Rhus trilobata Fragrant Sumac
Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn
Sheperdia argentea Buffaloberry
Spiraea spp. Bridalwreath
Syringa villosa Late Lilac
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
Viburnum opulus Highbush Cranberry
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle
Trees
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch
Betula pendula European White Birch
Crataegus spp. Hawthorn
Gleditsia tricanthos Honey Locust
Picea abies Norway Spruce
Picea glauca White Spruce
Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine
Pinus mugho Mugo Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
Tsuga canadensis Canada Hemlock
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