Deer-resistant plants that bloom in autumn
The shortest list of the three, and the most useful, because a border that has nothing after August is a border that looks finished for half the year. Pressure climbs again through autumn as natural forage dies back and the rut begins, so late flowers get browsed harder than the same plant would in June. Choose from the top two tiers here rather than the middle.
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Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa caucasica
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 18–24 in
Plains Blackfoot
Melampodium leucanthum
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 12–24 in
Plumbago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Seldom damaged- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 6–8 in
Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 6–8 in
Sedge
Scirpus lacustris
Seldom damaged- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–96 in
Shiso
Perilla frutescens
Seldom damaged- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Showy Goldeneye
Heliomeris multiflora
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 48–48 in
Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–60 in
Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–72 in
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Threadleaf Giant Hyssop
Agastache rupestris
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Toad Lily
Tricyrtis hirta
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Verbena
Verbena bonariensis
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–11
- Height
- 24–60 in
White Boltonia
Boltonia asteroides
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 36–60 in
White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana
Seldom damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–36 in
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Seldom damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 60–60 in
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Seldom damaged- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–36 in
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Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 480–720 in
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Food plot forage
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
Garden Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–30 in
Garden Mum
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera jamesonii
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–18 in
Hardy Begonia
Begonia grandis
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 18–36 in
Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–24 in
Mountain Bluet
Centaurea montana
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in
Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 96–300 in
Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–72 in
Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 48–72 in
Stonecrop
Hylotelephium spectabile
Occasionally damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–24 in