Deer Resistant Plants

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“Deer Populations have Increased Dramatically over the past 30 years. Deer now live in Suburban Neighborhoods, with their open lawns, extensive succulent gardens, and plentiful ornamental shrubs... Consuming 4 lbs of foliage daily... 
Causing over $2 Billion a Year in Deer Damage..."

- Cornell University Cooperative Extension    

Deer may become your least favorite backyard visitor when they munch everything from the arborvitae to your prized roses. One option for coexisting with deer is to plant or replace damaged plants with more “deer-resistant” species.  Let us alleviate some stress on you and your yard, by creating a landscape that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. 


Deer Resistant Species
Perennials

Alchemilla Mollis / Lady’s Mantle

Aquilegia / Columbine

Astilbe / Astilbe

Baptisia / False Indigo

Bergenia / Leather Pigsqueak

Cimicifuga / Bugbane

Coreopsis / Tickseed

Helleborus / Lenten Rose

Heuchera / Coral Bells

Iris Ensata / Japanese Iris

Iris Sibirica / Siberian Iris

Liatris Spicata / Gayfeather

Ligularia / Ligularia

Monarda Didyma / Bee Balm

Perovskia Atriplicifolia / Russian Sage

Polemonium / Jacob’s Ladder

Stachys Byzantina / Lamb’s Ear
Grasses

Calamagrositis / Feather Reed Grass

Carex / Sedge

Chasmanthium / Oat Grass

Hakonechloa Macra / Hakone Grass

Miscanthus Sinensis / Japanese Silver Grass

Panicum Virgatum / Switch Grass

Pennisetum Alopecuroides / Fountain Grass

Ferns

Dennstaedtia / Hay-Scented Fern

Dryopteris / Autumn Fern

Matteuccia / Ostrich Fern

Polystichum / Christmas Fern

Groundcovers

Ajuga Reptans / Bugleweed

Asarum Splendens / Chinese Ginger

Epimendium / Barrenwort

Liriope Muscari / Lily-Turf

Mazus Reptans / Creeping Mazus

Sarcococcca Hookeriana / Sweetbox

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