Deer-resistant plants for Florida

Much of the Rutgers list is untested this far south. Treat ratings as indicative and check what survives the heat first. Filtered to plants hardy in USDA zones 8 to 11, which covers most of Florida. Mountain and coastal areas fall outside that range, so check your own zone before ordering.

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Russian Sage
Salvia yangii
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
24–48 in
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 2–10
Height
12–24 in
Siberian Bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–18 in
Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica
Rarely damaged
Type
Bulb
Hardiness
Zones 2–8
Silver Mound
Artemisia sp.
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8, genus range
Small Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
36–48 in
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
6–36 in
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
12–36 in
Snowdrops
Galanthus nivalis
Rarely damaged
Type
Bulb
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
4–10 in
Spider Flower
Cleome sp.
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Spotted Deadnettle
Lamium sp.
Rarely damaged
Type
Groundcover
Hardiness
Zones 3–8, genus range
Spurge
Euphorbia sp.
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–9, genus range
Statice
Limonium latifolium
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–10
Height
12–18 in
Strawflower
Helichrysum sp.
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
3–10 in
Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana
Rarely damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 5–8
Height
48–60 in
Sweet Woodruff
Galium odoratum
Rarely damaged
Type
Groundcover
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Height
6–12 in
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 5–9
Height
36–84 in
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Height
12–36 in
Threadleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
30–36 in
Thyme
Thymus sp.
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–9, genus range
Variegated Oat Grass
Arrhenatherum elatius
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Variegated Purple Moor Grass
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Height
24–48 in
Weeping Love Grass
Eragrostis curvula
Rarely damaged
Type
Ornamental grass
Hardiness
Zones 6–9
Height
24–60 in
Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Rarely damaged
Type
Fern
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Height
18–36 in
Wood Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Rarely damaged
Type
Annual
Hardiness
Grown as an annual, any zone
Height
6–12 in
Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Rarely damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 4–10
Height
36–96 in

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