Deer-resistant plants that bloom in summer
The easiest season, and the one with the widest choice. Summer is when the aromatic Mediterranean perennials are at full strength, and their volatile oils are both the reason they flower well in heat and the reason deer avoid them. Pressure is also lower now than at any other point in the year, because there is forage everywhere else.
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Rarely Damaged29
Poppy
Rarely damagedPapaver sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Pot Marigold
Rarely damagedCalendula sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Prickly Pear Cactus
Rarely damagedOpuntia humifusa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–12 in
Prince of Wales Juniper
Rarely damagedJuniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Purple Moor Grass
Rarely damagedMolinia caerulea
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 24–48 in
Ravenna Grass
Rarely damagedErianthus ravennae
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 72–240 in
Rocket Ligularia
Rarely damagedLigularia 'The Rocket'
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Rodgers Flower
Rarely damagedRodgersia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range
Rose Campion
Rarely damagedLychnis coronaria
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 24–36 in
Rosemary
Rarely damagedSalvia rosmarinus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–10
- Height
- 48–60 in
Rue
Rarely damagedRuta sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Russian Sage
Rarely damagedSalvia yangii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 24–48 in
Silver Mound
Rarely damagedArtemisia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Small Globe Thistle
Rarely damagedEchinops ritro
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–48 in
Snapdragon
Rarely damagedAntirrhinum majus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–36 in
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Rarely damagedEuphorbia marginata
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Spider Flower
Rarely damagedCleome sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Spotted Deadnettle
Rarely damagedLamium sp.
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Spurge
Rarely damagedEuphorbia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Statice
Rarely damagedLimonium latifolium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 12–18 in
Strawflower
Rarely damagedHelichrysum sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Sweet Alyssum
Rarely damagedLobularia maritima
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 3–10 in
Switchgrass
Rarely damagedPanicum virgatum
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–84 in
Tarragon
Rarely damagedArtemisia dracunculus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Threadleaf Coreopsis
Rarely damagedCoreopsis verticillata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 30–36 in
Thyme
Rarely damagedThymus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Variegated Purple Moor Grass
Rarely damagedMolinia caerulea 'Variegata'
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 24–48 in
Weeping Love Grass
Rarely damagedEragrostis curvula
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Yucca
Rarely damagedYucca filamentosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–96 in
Seldom Severely Damaged31
African Lily
Seldom damagedAgapanthus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11, genus range
American Bittersweet
Seldom damagedCelastrus scandens
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 240–300 in
Annual Salvia
Seldom damagedSalvia splendens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Annual Verbena
Seldom damagedVerbena x hybrida
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Antelope Bitterbrush
Seldom damagedPurshia tridentata
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 144–144 in
Anthony Waterer Spirea
Seldom damagedSpiraea x bumalda
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Apache Plume
Seldom damagedFallugia paradoxa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Height
- 144–144 in
Asparagus
Seldom damagedAsparagus officinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Aster
Seldom damagedAster sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Astilbe
Seldom damagedAstilbe x arendsii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 18–35 in
Autumn Olive
Seldom damagedElaeagnus umbellata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–192 in
Autumn Sage
Seldom damagedSalvia greggii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
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
Banana Yucca
Seldom damagedYucca baccata
- Type
- Shrub
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
Beardlip Penstemon
Seldom damagedPenstemon barbatus
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 36–36 in
Beautyberry
Seldom damagedCallicarpa sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10, genus range
Bee Balm
Seldom damagedMonarda didyma
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–48 in
Big Sagebrush
Seldom damagedArtemisia tridentata
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 108–108 in
Black-Eyed Susan
Seldom damagedRudbeckia hirta
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–36 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
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
Bugbane
Seldom damagedCimicifuga sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range