200+ Plants That Deer Don't Like

Deer get roughly a third of the water they need from plants, so they’ll sometimes turn to eating unusual plants (yes, even deer-resistant varieties) just to avoid dehydration.

While there’s no such thing as deer-proof plants, there are definitely plants that deer prefer less than others.

If you’re trying to fend off hungry or curious deer in your garden, these are the most deer-resistant plants, shrubs, vines, trees, fruits, and vegetables that deer don’t like to eat.

Deer-resistant ground covers

– Ajuga – Allegheny spurge – Alyssum basket of gold – Barrenwort – Bearberry – Bellflower – Bishop’s weed – Creeping phlox

Deer-resistant shrubs

– Barberry – Blue mist shrub – Boxwood – Buckthorn – Bush germander – Butterfly bush – California flannel bush – California lilac – Coralberry

Deer-resistant vines

– Akebia vine – Carolina jessamine – China blue vine – Cross vine – Evergreen clematis – Honeysuckle – Hops – Trumpet vine – Virginia creeper

Deer-resistant trees

– Bay laurel – Black locust – Blue Spanish fir – Cedar – Chitalpa – Coast redwood – Crape myrtle – Desert willow – Douglas fir

Deer-resistant perennials

– African lily – Anemone – Aster – Astilbe – Aubrietia – Baby’s breath – Bamboo – Beardtongue – Bee balm

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