Deer Resistant Plants
Print this pageThe following is a list of landscape plants that have been cited as deer resistant in our area. Unfortunetly, no plant is deer proof. Deer will eat anything to survive. Everyone’s situation is different — speak with one of our associates to formulate the best strategy to minimize deer damage in your landscape!
Rutgers carries many plants that are deer resistant:
Evergreen Shrubs | ||
Boxwood | ||
Laurel | ||
Pyracantha | ||
Holly | ||
Juniper | ||
Pine | ||
Osmanthus | ||
Spruce | ||
Evergreen Trees | ||
Spruce | ||
Juniper | ||
Flowering and Deciduous Shrubs | ||
Barberry | ||
Burning Bush | ||
Butterfly Bush | ||
Caryopteris | ||
Clethra | ||
Witch Hazel | ||
Forsythia | ||
(some) Lilac | ||
Laurel | ||
Nandina | ||
Pieris | ||
Scotch Broom | ||
Spirea | ||
Viburnum | ||
Vitex | ||
Weigelia | ||
Flowering Trees | ||
Redbud | ||
Plum | ||
Groundcovers | ||
Bearberry | ||
English Ivy | ||
Groundcover Euonymus | ||
Juniper | ||
Liriope | ||
Pachysandra | ||
Vinca | ||
Cotoneaster | ||
Ornamental Grasses | ||
Fountain | ||
Heavy Metal | ||
Maiden | ||
Miscanthus | ||
Pampas | ||
Zebra | ||
Perennials | ||
Astilbe | ||
Bee Balm | ||
Bleeding Heart | ||
Catmint | ||
Columbine | ||
Dead Nettle | ||
Dianthus | ||
Echinacea | ||
Phlox | ||
Lady’s Mantle | ||
Lavender | ||
Coreopsis | ||
Salvia | ||
Russian Sage | ||
Daisy | ||
Silvermound | ||
Spiderwort | ||
Veronica | ||
Shade Trees | ||
River Birch | ||
Hawthorn | ||
Unusual Plants | ||
Blue Spruce ‘Fat Albert’ | ||
Bottlebrush Buckeye | ||
Weeping Norway Spruce | ||
Vines | ||
Honeysuckle |
Planting for Specific Conditions
- Native Plants
- Berry Bearing Trees and Shrubs
- Deer Resistant Plants
- Colorful Autumn Foliage
- Formal Clipped Hedge
- Dry Locations
- Wet Locations
- Partially Shaded Areas
- Wildlife Attraction
- Quick Growing Privacy Screens
- Small or Dwarf Plants for the Border
- Trees for Avenues and Streets
- Clay Tolerant Plants