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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Gardenia
Seldom damagedGardenia jasminoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11
- Height
- 48–96 in
Gas Plant
Seldom damagedDictamnus albus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Gaura
Seldom damagedOenothera lindheimeri
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Gladiolus
Seldom damagedGladiolus sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10, genus range
Glory Lily
Seldom damagedGloriosa superba
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–12
- Height
- 60–72 in
Glossy Abelia
Seldom damagedAbelia sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Golden Currant
Seldom damagedRibes aureum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Goldenrain Tree
Seldom damagedKoelreuteria paniculata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 360–480 in
Goldenrod
Seldom damagedSolidago sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Goldust Plant
Seldom damagedAucuba japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 72–120 in
Grape Hyacinth
Seldom damagedMuscari sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Green Ash
Seldom damagedFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–840 in
Harlequin Glorybower
Seldom damagedClerodendrum trichotomum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 120–240 in
Hazelnut
Seldom damagedCorylus sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Heartleaf Bergenia
Seldom damagedBergenia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Hens and Chickens
Seldom damagedSempervivum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Holly Osmanthus
Seldom damagedOsmanthus heterophyllus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 96–240 in
Honey Locust
Seldom damagedGleditsia triacanthos
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 720–960 in
Hyacinth
Seldom damagedHyacinthus sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Inkberry
Seldom damagedIlex glabra
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 60–120 in
Jacob's Ladder
Seldom damagedPolemonium caeruleum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Japanese Anemone
Seldom damagedAnemone x hybrida
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Japanese Cedar
Seldom damagedCryptomeria japonica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 600–840 in
Japanese Falsecypress
Seldom damagedChamaecyparis pisifera
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 600–840 in
Japanese Flowering Cherry
Seldom damagedPrunus serrulata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 180–300 in
Japanese Flowering Quince
Seldom damagedChaenomeles japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Japanese Garden Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus procumbens 'Nana'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Japanese Kerria
Seldom damagedKerria japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–84 in
Japanese Maple
Seldom damagedAcer palmatum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 180–300 in
Japanese Spirea
Seldom damagedSpiraea japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 48–72 in
Judd Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum x juddii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Kousa Dogwood
Seldom damagedCornus kousa
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 240–360 in
Lady's Mantle
Seldom damagedAlchemilla sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Lance Coreopsis
Seldom damagedCoreopsis lanceolata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Lantana
Seldom damagedLantana camara
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–72 in
Large Beardtongue
Seldom damagedPenstemon grandiflorus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 48–48 in
Large Periwinkle
Seldom damagedVinca major
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 3–8 in
Leadplant
Seldom damagedAmorpha canescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Leatherleaf Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum rhytidophyllum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 120–180 in
Lilyturf
Seldom damagedLiriope sp.
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10, genus range
Lobelia
Seldom damagedLobelia erinus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–9 in
Lupine
Seldom damagedLupinus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Lyreleaf Greeneyes
Seldom damagedBerlandiera lyrata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 48–48 in
Maltese Cross
Seldom damagedLychnis chalcedonica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 20–40 in
Marigold
Seldom damagedTagetes patula
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Mist Flower
Seldom damagedConoclinium coelestinum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 18–36 in
Money Plant
Seldom damagedLunaria annua
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Mosquito Plant
Seldom damagedAgastache cana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Mullein
Seldom damagedVerbascum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Nasturtium
Seldom damagedTropaeolum majus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–120 in
New England Aster
Seldom damagedSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–84 in
Obedient Plant
Seldom damagedPhysostegia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Oneseed Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus monosperma
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–480 in
Pale Purple Coneflower
Seldom damagedEchinacea pallida
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 24–24 in
Paperbark Maple
Seldom damagedAcer griseum
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 240–360 in
Patrinia
Seldom damagedPatrinia scabiosifolia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 36–72 in
Perennial Candytuft
Seldom damagedIberis sempervirens
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 6–12 in
Perennial Salvia
Seldom damagedSalvia nemorosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 18–36 in
Periwinkle
Seldom damagedVinca minor
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 3–6 in
Pfitzer Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–720 in