Deer-resistant plants that bloom in spring

Spring is the hardest season to get right in deer country, and not because of the flowers. It is the hungry gap: winter browse is gone, new growth is the only soft green thing available, and deer will eat things in April that they would walk past in July. Bulbs are the reliable answer, and daffodils in particular, because lycorine makes them genuinely toxic rather than merely unpalatable.

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Seldom Severely Damaged9

Weigela
Weigela florida
Seldom damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Height
72–120 in
White Spruce
Picea glauca
Seldom damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 2–6
Height
480–720 in
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Seldom damaged
Type
Perennial
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
60–60 in
Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Seldom damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 6–8
Height
24–36 in
Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Seldom damaged
Type
Vine
Hardiness
Zones 6–10
Height
120–180 in
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
Seldom damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
36–180 in
Wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Seldom damaged
Type
Vine
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Seldom damaged
Type
Tree
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Height
840–960 in
Youngstown Andorra Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown'
Seldom damaged
Type
Shrub
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Height
6–18 in

Occasionally Severely Damaged46

Frequently Severely Damaged5