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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Bottlebrush Grass
Seldom damagedHystrix patula
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 30–36 in
Brambles
Seldom damagedRubus sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Bridalwreath Spirea
Seldom damagedSpiraea prunifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 48–96 in
Bugbane
Seldom damagedCimicifuga sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Bugloss
Seldom damagedAnchusa sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Butterfly Weed
Seldom damagedAsclepias tuberosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
California Poppy
Seldom damagedEschscholzia californica
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–24 in
California Sweetshrub
Seldom damagedCalycanthus occidentalis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
Calla Lily
Seldom damagedZantedeschia sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11, genus range
Camassia
Seldom damagedCamassia leichtlinii
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Camellia
Seldom damagedCamellia japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 120–156 in
Canna Lily
Seldom damagedCanna sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11, genus range
Cardinal Flower
Seldom damagedLobelia cardinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 48–60 in
Carnation
Seldom damagedDianthus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Carolina Silverbell
Seldom damagedHalesia carolina
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–480 in
Celosia
Seldom damagedCelosia argentea
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 9–18 in
Cherry Laurel
Seldom damagedPrunus laurocerasus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–8
- Height
- 120–240 in
Chinese Fringe Tree
Seldom damagedChionanthus retusus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 120–360 in
Chinese Holly
Seldom damagedIlex cornuta
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 96–180 in
Chinese Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus chinensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–720 in
Coast Leucothoe
Seldom damagedLeucothoe axillaris
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
Cock's Comb
Seldom damagedCelosia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Columbine
Seldom damagedAquilegia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Common Flowering Quince
Seldom damagedChaenomeles speciosa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–144 in
Common Hackberry
Seldom damagedCeltis occidentalis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 1200–1200 in
Common Sassafras
Seldom damagedSassafras albidum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–720 in
Common Sweetshrub
Seldom damagedCalycanthus floridus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 72–144 in
Common Witchhazel
Seldom damagedHamamelis virginiana
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 180–360 in
Coral Bells
Seldom damagedHeuchera americana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Corkscrew Willow
Seldom damagedSalix matsudana 'Tortuosa'
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–8
- Height
- 360–480 in
Cranberry Bush
Seldom damagedViburnum opulus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–8
- Height
- 144–192 in
Crape Myrtle
Seldom damagedLagerstroemia indica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 72–360 in
Creeping Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus horizontalis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Creeping St. John's Wort
Seldom damagedHypericum calycinum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 12–18 in
Crocosmia
Seldom damagedCrocosmia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Crocus
Seldom damagedCrocus sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Currant
Seldom damagedRibes sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Cyclamen
Seldom damagedCyclamen sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Dawn Redwood
Seldom damagedMetasequoia glyptostroboides
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 744–1200 in
Dense Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris spicata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 72–72 in
Deutzia
Seldom damagedDeutzia sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range
Dianthus
Seldom damagedDianthus spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 4–36 in
Dill
Seldom damagedAnethum graveolens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 30–60 in
Dotted Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris punctata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Doublefile Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum plicatum tomentosum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 96–180 in
Downy Serviceberry
Seldom damagedAmelanchier arborea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 180–300 in
Drooping Sedge
Seldom damagedCarex pendula
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Seldom damagedOphiopogon japonicus
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Height
- 6–12 in
Eastern Red Cedar
Seldom damagedJuniperus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 360–480 in
Eastern White Pine
Seldom damagedPinus strobus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 600–960 in
Elephant Ear
Seldom damagedColocasia esculenta
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11
- Height
- 36–72 in
English Hawthorn
Seldom damagedCrataegus laevigata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
English Holly
Seldom damagedIlex aquifolium
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–8
- Height
- 360–600 in
European Ash
Seldom damagedFraxinus excelsior
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
Fernleaf Yarrow
Seldom damagedAchillea filipendulina
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–48 in
Feverfew
Seldom damagedTanacetum parthenium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Firethorn
Seldom damagedPyracantha coccinea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 72–216 in
Foam Flower
Seldom damagedTiarella cordifolia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 5–12 in
Forsythia
Seldom damagedForsythia x intermedia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Fothergilla
Seldom damagedFothergilla sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range