Deer-resistant plants for Washington
Winter wet is the main constraint on the drought-tolerant deer-proof palette. Filtered to plants hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8, which covers most of Washington. Mountain and coastal areas fall outside that range, so check your own zone before ordering.
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Cranberry Cotoneaster
Seldom damagedCotoneaster apiculatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 24–36 in
Crape Myrtle
Seldom damagedLagerstroemia indica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 72–360 in
Creeping Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus horizontalis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Creeping St. John's Wort
Seldom damagedHypericum calycinum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 12–18 in
Creeping Wintergreen
Seldom damagedGaultheria procumbens
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 4–8 in
Crocosmia
Seldom damagedCrocosmia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Crocus
Seldom damagedCrocus sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Currant
Seldom damagedRibes sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Cyclamen
Seldom damagedCyclamen sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Dawn Redwood
Seldom damagedMetasequoia glyptostroboides
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 744–1200 in
Delphinium
Seldom damagedDelphinium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range
Dense Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris spicata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 72–72 in
Deutzia
Seldom damagedDeutzia sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range
Dianthus
Seldom damagedDianthus spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 4–36 in
Dill
Seldom damagedAnethum graveolens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 30–60 in
Dotted Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris punctata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Doublefile Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum plicatum tomentosum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 96–180 in
Douglas Fir
Seldom damagedPseudotsuga menziesii
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–6
- Height
- 480–960 in
Downy Serviceberry
Seldom damagedAmelanchier arborea
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 180–300 in
Drooping Sedge
Seldom damagedCarex pendula
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Dwarf Balsam Fir
Seldom damagedAbies balsamea 'Nana'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 480–840 in
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Seldom damagedOphiopogon japonicus
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Height
- 6–12 in
Eastern Red Cedar
Seldom damagedJuniperus virginiana
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 360–480 in
Eastern White Pine
Seldom damagedPinus strobus
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 600–960 in
Elephant Ear
Seldom damagedColocasia esculenta
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11
- Height
- 36–72 in
English Hawthorn
Seldom damagedCrataegus laevigata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
English Holly
Seldom damagedIlex aquifolium
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–8
- Height
- 360–600 in
European Ash
Seldom damagedFraxinus excelsior
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
European Beech
Seldom damagedFagus sylvatica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 600–720 in
European White Birch
Seldom damagedBetula pendula
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 360–600 in
Fernleaf Yarrow
Seldom damagedAchillea filipendulina
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–48 in
Feverfew
Seldom damagedTanacetum parthenium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Firethorn
Seldom damagedPyracantha coccinea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 72–216 in
Foam Flower
Seldom damagedTiarella cordifolia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 5–12 in
Forsythia
Seldom damagedForsythia x intermedia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Fothergilla
Seldom damagedFothergilla sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Gardenia
Seldom damagedGardenia jasminoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11
- Height
- 48–96 in
Gas Plant
Seldom damagedDictamnus albus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Gaura
Seldom damagedOenothera lindheimeri
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Gladiolus
Seldom damagedGladiolus sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10, genus range
Glory Lily
Seldom damagedGloriosa superba
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–12
- Height
- 60–72 in
Glossy Abelia
Seldom damagedAbelia sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Golden Currant
Seldom damagedRibes aureum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Goldenrain Tree
Seldom damagedKoelreuteria paniculata
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 360–480 in
Goldenrod
Seldom damagedSolidago sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Goldust Plant
Seldom damagedAucuba japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 72–120 in
Grape Hyacinth
Seldom damagedMuscari sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Green Ash
Seldom damagedFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 600–840 in
Harlequin Glorybower
Seldom damagedClerodendrum trichotomum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 120–240 in
Hazelnut
Seldom damagedCorylus sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Heartleaf Bergenia
Seldom damagedBergenia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Hens and Chickens
Seldom damagedSempervivum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Himalayan Birch
Seldom damagedBetula jacquemontii
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 360–600 in
Holly Osmanthus
Seldom damagedOsmanthus heterophyllus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 96–240 in
Honey Locust
Seldom damagedGleditsia triacanthos
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 720–960 in
Hyacinth
Seldom damagedHyacinthus sp.
- Type
- Bulb
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Inkberry
Seldom damagedIlex glabra
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 60–120 in
Jacob's Ladder
Seldom damagedPolemonium caeruleum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Japanese Anemone
Seldom damagedAnemone x hybrida
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Japanese Cedar
Seldom damagedCryptomeria japonica
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 600–840 in