Plants deer love
The short list. Rutgers rates these as frequently and severely damaged, and our own experience matches: these are 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
Pardancanda x norrisii
Frequently damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
Endres Cranesbill
Geranium endressii
Frequently damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Hosta
Hosta spp.
Frequently damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
- Height
- 8–35 in
Sea Holly
Eryngium sp.
Frequently damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Strawberry
Fragaria sp.
Frequently damaged- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Shrub4
Evergreen Azalea
Rhododendron sp.
Frequently damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata
Frequently damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 120–300 in
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Frequently damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–120 in
Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
Frequently damaged- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range
Tree4
American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
Frequently damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–720 in
Cherry
Prunus sp.
Frequently damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
European Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Frequently damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 240–480 in
Plum
Prunus domestica
Frequently damaged- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–240 in
