Deer-resistant plants for New Hampshire
Hard winters push deer onto whatever holds leaves, so evergreen plantings take the damage here rather than the perennials. Filtered to plants hardy in USDA zones 3 to 6, which covers most of New Hampshire. Mountain and coastal areas fall outside that range, so check your own zone before ordering.
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Baby's Breath
Seldom damagedGypsophila sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range

Bachelor's Buttons
Seldom damagedCentaurea cyanus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in

Basil
Seldom damagedOcimum basilicum
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 4–36 in
Bastardsage
Seldom damagedEriogonum wrightii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 36–36 in

Bearberry Cotoneaster
Seldom damagedCotoneaster dammeri
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 12–12 in

Beautyberry
Seldom damagedCallicarpa sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10, genus range

Beautybush
Seldom damagedKolkwitzia amabilis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–120 in

Bee Balm
Seldom damagedMonarda didyma
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–48 in

Bigroot Geranium
Seldom damagedGeranium macrorrhizum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

Black-Eyed Susan
Seldom damagedRudbeckia hirta
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–36 in

Blackhaw Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum prunifolium
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 144–180 in
Blanketflower
Seldom damagedGaillardia aristata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 48–48 in

Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Blue Sage
Seldom damagedSalvia pachyphylla
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 18–32 in

Blue Star Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

Bog Rosemary
Seldom damagedAndromeda polifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6

Borage
Seldom damagedBorago officinalis
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 19–38 in

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

Buckthorn
Seldom damagedRhamnus sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range

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

Camassia
Seldom damagedCamassia leichtlinii
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

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 Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus chinensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–720 in

Chinese Paper Birch
Seldom damagedBetula albosinensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–7
Chokecherry
Seldom damagedPrunus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 360–360 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

Colorado Blue Spruce
Seldom damagedPicea pungens
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 360–720 in

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 Lilac
Seldom damagedSyringa vulgaris
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 96–192 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

Coralberry
Seldom damagedSymphoricarpos x chenaultii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7

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

Cranberry Cotoneaster
Seldom damagedCotoneaster apiculatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 24–36 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

Creeping Wintergreen
Seldom damagedGaultheria procumbens
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 4–8 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