Deer-resistant plants for Vermont
Deer yard up in conifer stands through winter and browse heavily on the way out. Spring emergence is the risky window. Filtered to plants hardy in USDA zones 3 to 5, which covers most of Vermont. Mountain and coastal areas fall outside that range, so check your own zone before ordering.
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Sweet William
Seldom damagedDianthus barbatus
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Threadleaf Giant Hyssop
Seldom damagedAgastache rupestris
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Tiger Beardtongue
Seldom damagedPenstemon mensarum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Toad Lily
Seldom damagedTricyrtis hirta
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Trillium
Seldom damagedTrillium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Trout Lily
Seldom damagedErythronium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Tulip Tree
Seldom damagedLiriodendron tulipifera
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 960–1440 in
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Seldom damagedRatibida columnifera
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Violets
Seldom damagedViola sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Virginia Bluebells
Seldom damagedMertensia virginica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 18–24 in
Virginia Sweetspire
Seldom damagedItea virginica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 48–96 in
Wallflower
Seldom damagedErysimum sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
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
Winterberry Holly
Seldom damagedIlex verticillata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–180 in
Wisteria
Seldom damagedWisteria floribunda
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
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
Yellow Birch
Seldom damagedBetula alleghaniensis
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 840–960 in
Yellow Foxglove
Seldom damagedDigitalis grandiflora
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Yellow Wax-Bells
Seldom damagedKirengeshoma palmata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
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