While many of the plants we offer are considered deer resistant, no plant is completely deer-proof. Deer browsing depends on local deer populations, seasonal food availability, and individual herd behavior. In times of high pressure, deer may sample almost any plant.
Updated 2/22/26
Deer Resistant Perennials:
Achillea spp. - Yarrow
Acorus americanus - Sweetflag
Amsonia spp. - Blue Star
Anaphalis margaritacea - Pearly Everlasting
Antennaria spp. - Pussytoes
Aquilegia canadensis - Wild Columbine
Aralia racemosa - American Spikenard
Aruncus dioicus - Goat’s Beard
Asclepias spp. - Milkweed
Anemone spp.- Anemone
Andropogon gerardii - Big Bluestem Grass
Baptisia spp. - False Indigo
Ageratina altissima - White Snakeroot
Allium ssp. - Onion
Caltha palustris - Marsh Marigold
Campanula spp. - Bell Flower
Carex spp. - Sedges
Chelone glabra - Turtlehead
Coreopsis spp. - Tickseed
Echinacea spp. - Coneflower
Dodecatheon meadia - Eastern Shootingstar
Eragrostis spectabilis - Purple Lovegrass
Erigeron pulchellus - Robin’s Plantain
Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake master
Euphorbia spp. - euphorbia
Eupatorium perfoliatum - Boneset
Eurybia spp. - Wood Aster
Euthamia graminifolia - Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Eutrochium spp. - Joe Pye Weed
Gentiana spp. - Gentian
Helenium autumnale - Sneezeweed
Helianthus spp. - Sunflower
Heuchera spp. - Coralbell
Iris spp. - Iris
Juncus spp.- Rush
Liatris spicata - Gayfeather
Lobeila spp. - Lobelia
Mimulus ringens - Monkey flower
Monarda spp. - Beebalm
Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort
Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass
Penstemon spp. - Hairy Beardtongue
Phlox subulata - Creeping Phlox
Physostegia virginiana - Obedient plant
Polemonium reptans - Jacob's ladder
Pycnanthemum spp. - Mountain mint
Salvia spp. - Sage
Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem
Scutellaria spp. - Skullcap
Sedum spp. - Stonecrop
Senna hebecarpa - Wild senna
Solidago spp. - Goldenrod
Symphyotrichum spp. - Asters
Thalictrum spp. - Meadow rue
Tiarella cordifolia - Foam Flower
Tradescantia virginiana - Spiderwort
Verbena hastata - Blue vervain
Veronicastrum virginicum - Culver’s Root
Vernonia noveboracensis - New York ironweed
Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders
Deer Resistant Shrubs:
Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis -Buttonbush
Cornus sericea - Red Osier Dogwood
Hypericum prolificum - Shrubby St. John's-wort
Lindera benzoin - Spicebush
Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark
Potentilla fructicosa - Cinquefoil
Sambucus canandensis - Black Elderberry
Spiraea tomentosa - Steeplebush
Viburnum spp. - Viburnum