Deer-resistant plants for Arizona
The widest zone range in the country, from Flagstaff to Phoenix. Check your own zone before trusting any statewide list, including this one. Filtered to plants hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10, which covers most of Arizona. Mountain and coastal areas fall outside that range, so check your own zone before ordering.
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Redvein Enkianthus
Seldom damagedEnkianthus campanulatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 72–192 in
Rhubarb
Seldom damagedRheum rhabarbarum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Ribbon Grass
Seldom damagedPhalaris arundinacea
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Rockspray Cotoneaster
Seldom damagedCotoneaster horizontalis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–7
- Height
- 24–36 in
Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Seldom damagedPenstemon strictus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Seldom damagedZinnia grandiflora
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 6–8 in
Rose of Sharon
Seldom damagedHibiscus syriacus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 96–144 in
Ruby Horsechestnut
Seldom damagedAesculus x carnea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
Rue Anemone
Seldom damagedAnemonella thalictroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 4–8 in
San Jose Holly
Seldom damagedIlex x aquipernyi
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
Saucer Magnolia
Seldom damagedMagnolia x soulangiana
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Savin Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus sabina
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
Savory
Seldom damagedSatureja montana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 6–18 in
Scotch Pine
Seldom damagedPinus sylvestris
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 360–720 in
Sea Buckthorn
Seldom damagedHippophae rhamnoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Sea Thrift
Seldom damagedArmeria maritima
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 6–24 in
Sedge
Seldom damagedScirpus lacustris
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–96 in
Serbian Spruce
Seldom damagedPicea omorika
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 600–720 in
Shadbush
Seldom damagedAmelanchier canadensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 180–300 in
Shiso
Seldom damagedPerilla frutescens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Seldom damagedHypericum prolificum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–60 in
Silver Buffaloberry
Seldom damagedShepherdia argentea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 240–240 in
Singleseed Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus squamata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Skunk Cabbage
Seldom damagedSymplocarpus foetidus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 24–36 in
Smith's Buckthorn
Seldom damagedRhamnus smithii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Smokebush
Seldom damagedCotinus coggygria
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–180 in
Sneezeweed
Seldom damagedHelenium autumnale
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–60 in
Snow-in-Summer
Seldom damagedCerastium tomentosum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 6–12 in
Snowberry
Seldom damagedSymphoricarpos albus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 36–72 in
Soapweed Yucca
Seldom damagedYucca glauca
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–54 in
Soapwort
Seldom damagedSaponaria sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Sourwood
Seldom damagedOxydendrum arboreum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 240–360 in
Speedwell
Seldom damagedVeronica sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Spicebush
Seldom damagedLindera benzoin
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 96–180 in
Spiderwort
Seldom damagedTradescantia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Sticky Purple Geranium
Seldom damagedGeranium viscosissimum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Stocks
Seldom damagedMatthiola sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Stokes Aster
Seldom damagedStokesia laevis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Stretchberry
Seldom damagedForestiera pubescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 39–180 in
Striped Maple
Seldom damagedAcer pensylvanicum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 180–420 in
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat
Seldom damagedEriogonum umbellatum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–72 in
Swamp Milkweed
Seldom damagedAsclepias incarnata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Sweet Elder
Seldom damagedSambucus canadensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 60–144 in
Sweet Mock Orange
Seldom damagedPhiladelphus coronarius
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–144 in
Sweet Pepperbush
Seldom damagedClethra sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Sweet William
Seldom damagedDianthus barbatus
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Threadleaf Giant Hyssop
Seldom damagedAgastache rupestris
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Tiger Beardtongue
Seldom damagedPenstemon mensarum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Toad Lily
Seldom damagedTricyrtis hirta
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Trillium
Seldom damagedTrillium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Trout Lily
Seldom damagedErythronium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Tulip Tree
Seldom damagedLiriodendron tulipifera
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 960–1440 in
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Seldom damagedRatibida columnifera
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Verbena
Seldom damagedVerbena bonariensis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–11
- Height
- 24–60 in
Violets
Seldom damagedViola sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Virginia Bluebells
Seldom damagedMertensia virginica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 18–24 in
Virginia Sweetspire
Seldom damagedItea virginica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 48–96 in
Wallflower
Seldom damagedErysimum sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Weigela
Seldom damagedWeigela florida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–120 in
White Boltonia
Seldom damagedBoltonia asteroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 36–60 in