Deer Resistant

If deer ravage the plants in your neighborhood, you might want to consider deer resistant plants.

Here’s a list of plants that are considered deer resistant, according to Nancy Webber of Garden Design. Protection may be necessary when you first .

Afghan Pine Pinus elderica African Iris Dietes bicolor blue,white spr,sum,fall Agastache Agastache aurantiaca x rupestris salmon sum Agave Agave Amaryllis Amaryllis multi spr American Beauty Berry Callicarpa americana white spr Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia congesta white spr Angel's Trumpet Brugmansia wht,pink,yel fall Hyssop Agastache foeniculum white, lt blue spr Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica Artemisia "Powis Castle" Artemisia x absinthium Asian Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum Asparagus Fern Asparagus sprengerii Aztec Grass Ophiopogon Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Balloon Flower Platycodon blue spr Ocimum basilicum Beach Vitex Vitex rotundifolia pale blue sum,fall Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii yellow&red spr,sum Black Phyllostachys nigra Blackberry Lily Belamcanda multi spr Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum white spr,sum,fall Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis blue spr Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium sp. blue spr Bog sage Salvia uliginosa blue sum Borago officinalis Bronze Foeniculum vulgare Butterfly Bush Buddleia multi spr,sum,fall Butterfly Hedychium coronarium white sum,fall Butterfly Weed Asclepias yel,orng,wht spr,sum,fall Calla Lily Zantedeschia elliottiana white spr Candlestick Cassia Cassia alata yellow sum Cape Honeysuckle Tecomaria campensis orange fall Ginger Elettaria cardamomum none Caribbean Copper Plant Euphorbia cotinifolia Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens yellow spr Catmint Nepeta mussinii purple spr Catnip Nepeta cataria Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia Cherry Sage Salvia greggii pink,red,wht spr,sum,fall Chinese Fringeflower Lorapetalum chinense rubrum fushcia spr,fall Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis Allium schoenoprasm purple spr Cider Gum gunnii Clumping Needle Palm Rapidophyllum hystrix Confederate Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides white spr Copper Canyon Daisy Tagetes lemmonii gold fall Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata orange spr Cuban Plectranthus Culinary Sage lavender sum Dahlberg Daisy Dyssodia tenuiloba yellow spr,sum Anethum graveolens Dusty Miller Centaurea cineraria Dwarf Umbrella Sedge Cyperus isocladus Elaeagnus Elaeagnus ebbingei Elephant Ear Colocasia English Boxwood Buxus sempervirens English Ivy Hedera Evergreen Rhus virens Fall Aster Aster oblongifolius purple fall Fall Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana pinkish-violet fall Fern "Sun Tuff" Notholaena aurea Feverfew Chrysanthemum parthenium white sum Fig Ivy Ficus pumila Firecracker Fern Russelia equisetiformis red sum,fall Flameleaf Sumac Rhus lanceolata Flowery Senna Cassia corymbosa yellow sum Fountain Grass Pennisetum Four Nerve Daisy Hymenoxys scaposa yellow spr,sum,fall Foxglove Digitalis purpurea multi sum Foxtail Fern Asparagus densiflorus 'meyerii' Gardenia Gardenia white sum Gaura Gaura lindheimeri pink spr,sum Germander Teucrium purple sum Giant Elephant Ear Alocasia macrorrhiza Glossy Abelia Abelia grandiflora pink sum, fall Goldflower Hypericum yellow sum Grey Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Hill Country Live Quercus fusiformis Hill Country Nolina Nolina lindheimeriana Hoja Santa auritum Holly Fern Cyrtomium falcatum Hollyhock Alcea rosea multi sum Horehound Marrubium vulgare Horsetail Rush Equisetum hyemale Inland Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Boxwood Buxus japonica Japanese Maple Acer palmatum Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa yellow spr Jimson Weed Datura inoxia white sum Juniper Juniperus Lady Bird's Centaury Centaurium texense pink spr Lambs Ear Stachys byzantina Lantana Lantana multi spr,sum,fall Large leaf Viburnum Viburnum japonicum Lavender Lavandula purple Leadwort/Dwarf Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides blue sum Leatherleaf Mahonia Mahonia bealei yellow spr Melissa officinalis Lemon Grass citratus Lemon Verbena Aloysia triphylla Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii Lilac Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus white, lilac sum Lion's Tail Leonotus leonurus orange spr,fall Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora white sum Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Maroon Sage Salvia vanhouttii maroon fall Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis Mexican Anise Marigold Tagetes lucida gold fall Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Bush Salvia Salvia leucanthum purple fall Mexican Oregano Poliomintha longiflora pinkish-violet sum, fall Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana white spr Mexican Wire Grass Stipa tenuissima Mint sp. Mist Flower Eupatorium ssp. blue/white fall Monkey Grass or Mondo Ophiopogon Moonflower Ipomoea alba white sum Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora purple spr Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia Mullein Verbascum white,yellow sum Nandina Nandina domestica Narcissus (bulb) Narcissus white or bi winter Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus yel,orng,red late winter Native Baby's Breath Hedyotis nigricans pale blue sum Native Gayfeather Liatris punctata purple sum,fall Native Sabal Palm Sabal texana Native Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria berries Nicotiana Nicotiana sylvestris white spr,sum Oleander Nerium oleander multi sum Olive Tree Olea europaea Oregano Origanum vulgare Ox-Eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare white spr Palm Grass Curculigo recurvata Pampas Grass Cortaderia Penstemon Penstemon wht,pink,red spr Periwinkle Vinca major blue sum Pincushion Flower Scabiosa caucasica blue,white spr,sum Pindo Palm Butia capitata Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana white&red sum Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa pink spr Pink Skullcap Scutellaria suffrutescens pink spr,sum,fall Plectranthus Plectranthus ssp. Plumbago Plumbago auriculata blue spr,sum,fall Punica granatum orange spr,sum Possomhaw Ilex decidua berries Potato Vine Solanum jasminoides white spr,fall Pride of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima orange sum, fall Primrose Jasmine Jasminum mesnyi yellow winter,spring Primula Primula multi winter Purple Drumstick Allium Allium sphaerocephalum purple spr Pyracantha Pyracantha white spring Red Clusterberry Cotoneaster lacteus white spr Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria magenta spr Rosmarinus officinalis Ruby Grass Rhynchelytrum neviglume pink sum,fall Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia blue sum Sago Palm Cycas revoluta Salvia "Black and Blue" Salvia guaranitica blue spr,sum,fall Salvia "Indigo Spires" Salvia x deep purple spr,sum,fall Salvia "Lollie Jackson" Salvia mexicana blue-violet fall Salvia "Victoria" Salvia x blue sum Sambac Jasmine Jasminum sambac white spr,sum,fall Sandankwa Viburnum Viburnum suspensum white spring Santolina Santolina chamaecyparissus yellow sum Scented Geranium Pelargonium multi spr Silver Tradescantia Tradescantia sillamontana Snowflake (bulb) Leucojum aestivum white winter Society Tulbagia violacea purple spr,sum,fall Soft Leaf Yucca Yucca pendula white spr,fall Speedwell Veronica blue sum Lily Manfreda maculosa brown/green spr Spineless Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica yellow sum Spiraea Spiraea wht,pink,red spr,sum "Spring Bouquet" Viburnum Viburnum tinus Summer Phlox Phlox paniculata multi sum Sweet Bay Sweet Origanum majorana Sweet Olive Osmanthus fragrans Sweet Woodruff Texas Betony Stachys coccinea coral spr,sum Texas Pistache Pistacia texensis Texas Red Oak Quercus texana Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens purple sum,fall Texas Sedge Carex texensis Texas Sotol Dasylirion texana Thymus Tickseed Coreopsis yellow spr Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca yellow sum Tropical Sage Salvia coccinea pink,white sum True Mexican Oregano Lippia graveolens True Myrtle Myrtus communis Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa white summer Umbrella Sedge Cyperus alternifolius Verbena Verbena blue spr,fall Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica pendula White Yarrow Achillea millefolium white spr Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei Wood Fern Thelypteris kunthii Wooly Ironweed Vernonia lindheimeri purple fall Wooly Stemodia Stemodia tomentosa blue fall Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudocorus yellow spr Yew Taxus Zinnia Zinnia multi spr,sum,fall