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Deer Resistant Plants

The plants listed below are varieties that deer usually leave alone, as a result, they are considered “deer resistant.”  This is not a guarantee of any sort but a list of suggestions.  This specific group of plants has been adapted from a list provided by Rutgers University Agricultural Extension Office.  The complete list can be found at:  http://njaes.rutgers.edu/deerresistance/
Deer Resistant Plants
     
ANNUALS
 
PERENNIALS
RARELY DAMAGED   RARELY DAMAGED
Ageratum Nicotiana   Arabis Ligularia
Alyssum Rosemary   Artemsia Myosotis
Cleome Snapdragons   Aubrietia Nepeta 
Dusty Miller Strawflower   Baptisia Peony
Euphorbia Vinca   Coreopsis Perovskia
Heliotrope     Iberis Stachy's
      Lavender  
SELDOM SEVERELY DAMAGED      
Basil Parsley   SELDOM SEVERELY DAMAGED
Celosia Salvia   Achillea Heuchera
Dill Stocks   Aquilegia Liatris
Lantana Verbena   Armeria Lobelia
Lobelia Zinnia   Aster Lupine
Marigold, French     Astilbe Monarda
    Bergenia  Papaver
    Cerastium Polemonium
SHRUBS
  Delphinium Primula
RARELY DAMAGED   Dianthus Rudbeckia
Barbery Juniper   Digitalis Salvia
Boxwood Potentilla   Echinacea Scabiosa 
Buddleia Viburnum   Gypsophilia Viola
         
SELDOM SEVERELY DAMAGED      
Cotoneaster (Cranberry) Spirea  
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Forsythia Weigela   RARELY DAMAGED
      Calmagrostis Miscanthus
      Carex Panicum
Deer Resistant Plants
  Cortaderia Pennisetum
  Festuca  
   
     
     
     
     
     
         

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