Plants deer sometimes destroy
These are the plants where local conditions decide the outcome. In a suburb with light pressure they are fine. On a property backing woodland with a large herd, they are lunch. If you want one of these, plan on protecting it for its first few years, or site it close to the house where traffic discourages browsing.
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Avens
Occasionally damagedGeum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range

Balloon Flower
Occasionally damagedPlatycodon grandiflorus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in

Bellflower
Occasionally damagedCampanula glomerata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–18 in

Blanket Flower
Occasionally damagedGaillardia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10, genus range

Bloody Cranesbill
Occasionally damagedGeranium sanguineum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 10–20 in

Cambridge Geranium
Occasionally damagedGeranium x cantabrigiense
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

Chameleon Spurge
Occasionally damagedEuphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9

Checkermallow
Occasionally damagedSidalcea malviflora
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9

Clarke Geranium
Occasionally damagedGeranium clarkei
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

Comfrey
Occasionally damagedSymphytum officinale
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 12–36 in

Daylily
Occasionally damagedHemerocallis spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
- Height
- 18–35 in

English Daisy
Occasionally damagedBellis perennis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 3–6 in

Fleabane
Occasionally damagedErigeron sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range

Garden Mum
Occasionally damagedChrysanthemum morifolium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 12–36 in

Globeflower
Occasionally damagedTrollius sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range

Goat's Beard
Occasionally damagedAruncus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range

Gooseneck Loosestrife
Occasionally damagedLysimachia clethroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 24–36 in

Hardy Begonia
Occasionally damagedBegonia grandis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 18–36 in

Hollyhock
Occasionally damagedAlcea sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range

Meadowsweet
Occasionally damagedFilipendula sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range

Mountain Bluet
Occasionally damagedCentaurea montana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in

Penstemon
Occasionally damagedPenstemon sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range

Phlox
Occasionally damagedPhlox sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range

Pink Turtlehead
Occasionally damagedChelone sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range

Purple Loosestrife
Occasionally damagedLythrum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range

Rose Mallow
Occasionally damagedHibiscus moscheutos
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–72 in

Shasta Daisy
Occasionally damagedLeucanthemum x superbum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9

Solomon's Seal
Occasionally damagedPolygonatum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range

Stonecrop
Occasionally damagedHylotelephium spectabile
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–24 in

Sundrops
Occasionally damagedOenothera sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
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Bigleaf Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea macrophylla
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–11
- Height
- 36–72 in

Bloodtwig Dogwood
Occasionally damagedCornus sanguinea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–7
- Height
- 60–180 in

Blue Holly
Occasionally damagedIlex x meserveae
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–7

Carolina Rhododendron
Occasionally damagedRhododendron carolinianum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 36–72 in

Catawba Rhododendron
Occasionally damagedRhododendron catawbiense
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–120 in

Chinese Lilac
Occasionally damagedSyringa x chinensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7

Deciduous Azalea
Occasionally damagedRhododendron sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range

Fragrant Winterhazel
Occasionally damagedCorylopsis glabrescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 96–180 in

Garden Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa spp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 24–71 in

Highbush Blueberry
Occasionally damagedVaccinium corymbosum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 72–144 in

Hybrid Tea Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa x hybrida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9

Japanese Euonymus
Occasionally damagedEuonymus japonicus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 120–180 in

Japanese Holly
Occasionally damagedIlex crenata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 60–120 in

Late Lilac
Occasionally damagedSyringa villosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 72–120 in

Mountain Laurel
Occasionally damagedKalmia latifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–180 in

Multiflora Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa multiflora
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–180 in

Oakleaf Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea quercifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 48–96 in

Panicle Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea paniculata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 96–300 in

Panicled Dogwood
Occasionally damagedCornus racemosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–324 in

Persian Lilac
Occasionally damagedSyringa x persica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Occasionally damagedPrunus x cistena
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8

Rosebay Rhododendron
Occasionally damagedRhododendron maximum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8

Rugosa Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa rugosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 48–72 in

Shore Juniper
Occasionally damagedJuniperus conferta
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 12–18 in

Smooth Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea arborescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in

Winged Euonymus
Occasionally damagedEuonymus alatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 180–240 in
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Alternate-Leaved Dogwood
Occasionally damagedCornus alternifolia
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 180–300 in
American Persimmon
Occasionally damagedDiospyros virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 360–960 in
American Plum
Occasionally damagedPrunus americana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 420–420 in

Apple
Occasionally damagedMalus sp.
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range