Plants deer love
The short list. Rutgers rates these as frequently and severely damaged, which in practice means the plants that vanish overnight. Hostas and daylilies are the classic heartbreak, planted by the dozen every spring and eaten by the dozen every summer. Plant these only behind a real fence, or plant them knowing you may lose them.
14 plants
Perennial5
Candy Lily
Frequently damagedPardancanda x norrisii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
Endres Cranesbill
Frequently damagedGeranium endressii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Hosta
Frequently damagedHosta spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
- Height
- 8–35 in
Sea Holly
Frequently damagedEryngium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Strawberry
Frequently damagedFragaria sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Shrub4
Evergreen Azalea
Frequently damagedRhododendron sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Japanese Yew
Frequently damagedTaxus cuspidata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 120–300 in
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Frequently damagedRhododendron periclymenoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–120 in
Rhododendron
Frequently damagedRhododendron sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range
Tree4
American Arborvitae
Frequently damagedThuja occidentalis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–720 in
Cherry
Frequently damagedPrunus sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
European Mountain Ash
Frequently damagedSorbus aucuparia
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 240–480 in
Plum
Frequently damagedPrunus domestica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–240 in
