Plants deer love
If something in your garden keeps getting eaten to the ground, it is probably on this list. These are not impossible to grow where deer live, but they need fencing or consistent repellent rather than hope.
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Sawtooth Oak
Occasionally damagedQuercus acutissima
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 360–720 in
Shasta Daisy
Occasionally damagedLeucanthemum x superbum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Shore Juniper
Occasionally damagedJuniperus conferta
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 12–18 in
Silver Maple
Occasionally damagedAcer saccharinum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–960 in
Smooth Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea arborescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Solomon's Seal
Occasionally damagedPolygonatum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Staghorn Sumac
Occasionally damagedRhus typhina
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 96–300 in
Stonecrop
Occasionally damagedHylotelephium spectabile
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Sundrops
Occasionally damagedOenothera sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Sunflower
Occasionally damagedHelianthus sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Sweet Cherry
Occasionally damagedPrunus avium
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Sweetgum
Occasionally damagedLiquidambar styraciflua
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 720–1200 in
Trumpet Creeper
Occasionally damagedCampsis radicans
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 360–480 in
Virginia Creeper
Occasionally damagedParthenocissus quinquefolia
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 360–600 in
Wax Begonia
Occasionally damagedBegonia semperflorens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Western Arborvitae
Occasionally damagedThuja plicata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–7
- Height
- 600–840 in
White Fir
Occasionally damagedAbies concolor
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–840 in
White Fringe Tree
Occasionally damagedChionanthus virginicus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 144–360 in
White Oak
Occasionally damagedQuercus alba
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–1620 in
Willow
Occasionally damagedSalix sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Winged Euonymus
Occasionally damagedEuonymus alatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 180–240 in
Wintercreeper
Occasionally damagedEuonymus fortunei
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 168–384 in