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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Upright Prairie Coneflower
Seldom damagedRatibida columnifera
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Verbena
Seldom damagedVerbena bonariensis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–11
- Height
- 24–60 in
Virginia Sweetspire
Seldom damagedItea virginica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 48–96 in
Wax Currant
Seldom damagedRibes cereum
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 72–72 in
Weigela
Seldom damagedWeigela florida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–120 in
White Boltonia
Seldom damagedBoltonia asteroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 36–60 in
White Sagebrush
Seldom damagedArtemisia ludoviciana
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–36 in
White Snakeroot
Seldom damagedAgeratina altissima
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
White Spruce
Seldom damagedPicea glauca
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–6
- Height
- 480–720 in
Wild Bergamot
Seldom damagedMonarda fistulosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 60–60 in
Wood Sorrel
Seldom damagedOxalis sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Yarrow
Seldom damagedAchillea millefolium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Youngstown Andorra Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Zinnia
Seldom damagedZinnia elegans
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–36 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
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
Basswood
Occasionally damagedTilia americana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 720–960 in
Bellflower
Occasionally damagedCampanula glomerata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–18 in
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea macrophylla
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–11
- Height
- 36–72 in
Black Locust
Occasionally damagedRobinia pseudoacacia
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 600–600 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
Buckwheat
Occasionally damagedFagopyrum esculentum
- Type
- Food plot forage
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
Caladium
Occasionally damagedCaladium sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 9–11, genus range
Canterbury Bells
Occasionally damagedCampanula medium
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Catawba Rhododendron
Occasionally damagedRhododendron catawbiense
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–120 in
Chameleon Spurge
Occasionally damagedEuphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Chinese Chestnut
Occasionally damagedCastanea mollissima
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–720 in
Clematis
Occasionally damagedClematis sp.
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Climbing Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea anomala petiolaris
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Coleus
Occasionally damagedColeus sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Comfrey
Occasionally damagedSymphytum officinale
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Cosmos
Occasionally damagedCosmos sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Dahlia
Occasionally damagedDahlia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
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
English Ivy
Occasionally damagedHedera helix
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–787 in
Fleabane
Occasionally damagedErigeron sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Garden Balsam
Occasionally damagedImpatiens balsamina
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–30 in
Garden Lily
Occasionally damagedLilium sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Garden Petunia
Occasionally damagedPetunia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Garden Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa spp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 24–71 in
Gerbera Daisy
Occasionally damagedGerbera jamesonii
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–18 in
Goat's Beard
Occasionally damagedAruncus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range
Goldflame Honeysuckle
Occasionally damagedLonicera x heckrottii
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Occasionally damagedLysimachia clethroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 24–36 in
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
Occasionally damagedTilia cordata 'Greenspire'
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 600–720 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
Hybrid Tea Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa x hybrida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Impatiens
Occasionally damagedImpatiens walleriana
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–24 in
Japanese Euonymus
Occasionally damagedEuonymus japonicus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 120–180 in
Meadowsweet
Occasionally damagedFilipendula sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Morning Glory
Occasionally damagedIpomoea sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Mountain Bluet
Occasionally damagedCentaurea montana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 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