Deer Resistant Plants The deer resistance of a plant depends on what types of plants are in the area and how hungry the deer are. Everything is relative. This list is merely a starting point for you to decide what works in your area. Botanical Name Deer Resistant Acanthus spinosus Rarely damaged by deer Acer palmatum var. dissectum  ‘Seiryu’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Actaea  simplex ‘Hillside Black Beauty’  Seldom severely damaged by deer Aenomium ‘Kiwi’ Rarely damaged by deer Aesculus pavia Rarely damaged by deer Ajuga reptans  Rarely damaged by deer Amelanchier canadensis Seldom severely damaged by deer Amsonia  Rarely damaged by deer Anemone x hybrida  Occasionally damaged by deer Aquilegia  Seldom severely damaged by deer Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ Rarely damaged by deer Aronia melanocarpa ‘Viking’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Aruncus  Rarely damaged by deer Asarum  Rarely damaged by deer Asimina triloba  Seldom severely damaged by deer Astilbe 'Fanal’  Rarely damaged by deer Athyrium filix-femina ‘Frizelliae’ Rarely damaged by deer Athyrium nipponicum ‘Pictum’ Rarely damaged by deer Baptisia australis Rarely damaged by deer Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana Occasionally severely damaged by deer Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea ‘Crimson Pygmy’ Rarely damaged by deer Brunnera  Rarely damaged by deer Buddleia  Rarely damaged by deer Buxus Rarely damaged by deer Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’ rarely damaged by deerrrrrr Callicarpa dichotoma  'Early Amethyst' Seldom severely damaged by deer Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Campanula  Rarely damaged by deer Carex  Rarely damaged by deer Cephalotaxus harringtonii ‘Fastigiata’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Chaenomeles x superba ‘Cameo’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Occasionally severely damaged by deer Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Gold Mop' Seldom severely damaged by deer Chelone lyonii Seldom severely damaged by deer Chionanthus virginicus  Seldom severely damaged by deer Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink' Occasionally severely damaged by deer Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Pierre’ Rarely damaged by deer Clethra alnifolia  Rarely damaged by deer Colocasia  Rarely damaged by deer Coreopsis verticillata  Rarely damaged by deer Cornus  Rarely damaged by deer Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Seldom severely damaged by deer Cryptomeria japonica Seldom severely damaged by deer Delosperma dyeri Red Mountain  Flame Rarely damaged by deer Deutzia    Seldom severely damaged by deer Dianthus  ‘Firewitch’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Dicentra  spectablis  Rarely damaged by deer Digitalis grandiflora Rarely damaged by deer Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata ’ The King Rarely damaged by deer Echeveria  Rarely damaged by deer Epimedium  Rarely damaged by deer Erodiium reichardii  ‘Charm’ Rarely damaged by deer Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ Rarely damaged by deer Euphorbia amygdaloides var robbiae Seldom severely damaged by deer Euphorbia polychroma Seldom severely damaged by deer Ficus carica ‘Chicago Hardy’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Filipendula  Rarely damaged by deer Fothergilla x intermedia ‘Mount Airy' Seldom severely damaged by deer Geranium  Occasionally severely damaged by deer Ginkgo biloba Rarely damaged by deer Gypsophila Summer Sparkler Rarely damaged by deer Helianthus salicifolia ‘Table Mountain’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Heliopsis helianthoides  Rarely damaged by deer Helleborus  Rarely damaged by deer Heptacodium miconoides Rarely damaged by deer Heuchera   Seldom severely damaged by deer Heuchera  Seldom severely damaged by deer Heucherella  Seldom severely damaged by deer Hibiscus  Seldom severely damaged by deer Hosta  Frequently damaged by deer Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Occasionally severely damaged by deer Hydrangea arborescens    Seldom severely damaged by deer Hydrangea involucrata Blue Bunny Seldom severely damaged by deer Hydrangea macrophylla STAR GAZER Occasionally severely damaged by deer Hydrangea paniculata  Rarely damaged by deer Hydrangea quercifolia  Occasionally severely damaged by deer Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' Rarely damaged by deer Ilex verticillata Seldom severely damaged by deer Iris sibirica  Rarely damaged by deer Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' Occasionally severely damaged by deer Kirengeshoma palmata Seldom severely damaged by deer Koelrueteria paniculata Rarely damaged by deer Lamium galeobdolon Rarely damaged by deer Lamium maculatum  Rarely damaged by deer Larix laricina Occasionally severely damaged by deer Lavandula a  Rarely damaged by deer Leucanthemum superbum   Rarely damaged by deer Lewisia Elise mix Rarely damaged by deer Liatris spicata ‘Kobold Original’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Lilium asiatic hybrid   Frequently damaged by deer Lindera benzoin Rarely damaged by deer Lobelia  Rarely damaged by deer Lycium  Occasionally severely damaged by deer Magnolia  Seldom severely damaged by deer Metasequoia glyptostroboides Seldom severely damaged by deer Microbiota decussata Rarely damaged by deer Miscanthus x giganteus rarely damaged by deerrrr Monarda didyma  Rarely damaged by deer Nepeta ‘Little Trudy’ Rarely damaged by deer Papaver  Rarely damaged by deer Pennisetum x advena ‘Rubrum’ Rarely damaged by deer Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Speciosa’ Rarely damaged by deer Persicaria polymorpha Frequently damaged by deer Philadelphus  Frequently damaged by deer Phlox  Occasionally severely damaged by deer Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine' Occasionally severely damaged by deer Picea abies Rarely damaged by deer Polystichum polyblepharum Rarely damaged by deer Prunus 'Kojou No Mai' Frequently damaged by deer Pulmonaria Seldom severely damaged by deer Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Salem’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Rudbeckia  Seldom severely damaged by deer Rumex sanguineus Rarely damaged by deer Salix  Seldom severely damaged by deer Salvia  Rarely damaged by deer Saponaria ocymoides Occasionally severely damaged by deer Saxifraga x arendsii Touran Scarlet Rarely damaged by deer Sedum  Rarely damaged by deer Sempervivum Seldom severely damaged by deer Senecio serpens  Seldom severely damaged by deer Spirea  Seldom severely damaged by deer Stachys  Rarely damaged by deer Stokesia laevis   Rarely damaged by deer Syringa   Seldom severely damaged by deer Taxodium distichum Occasionally severly damaged by deer Thuja  Frequently damaged by deer Tiarella  Seldom severely damaged by deer Tricyrtis formosana Rarely damaged by deer Trollius x cultorum ‘New Moon' Seldom severely damaged by deer Viburnum dilatatum ‘Erie’ Rarely damaged by deer Viburnum plicatum ‘Popcorn’ Seldom severely damaged by deer Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Conoy’ Rarely damaged by deer Viburnum x carlcephalum Rarely damaged by deer Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'  Rarely damaged by deer Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’ Rarely damaged by deer Weigela florida Seldom severely damaged by deer Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’   Rarely damaged by deer