Deer-resistant plants for zone 4
Zone 4 means average annual minimum temperatures of minus 30 to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Upper Midwest, northern New England and higher elevations further south. Cold enough to lose lavender in a bad winter and warm enough for most of the deer-resistant standards to hold: catmint, Russian sage, yarrow, peony, most viburnums and nearly all the junipers.
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States mostly in zone 4
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Garden Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa spp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 24–71 in
Golden Currant
Seldom damagedRibes aureum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Hazelnut
Seldom damagedCorylus sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Heather
Rarely damagedCalluna sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–6, genus range
Highbush Blueberry
Occasionally damagedVaccinium corymbosum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 72–144 in
Inkberry
Seldom damagedIlex glabra
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 60–120 in
Japanese Barberry
Rarely damagedBerberis thunbergii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–72 in
Japanese Garden Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus procumbens 'Nana'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Japanese Kerria
Seldom damagedKerria japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–84 in
Japanese Pieris
Rarely damagedPieris japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 96–120 in
Japanese Spirea
Seldom damagedSpiraea japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 48–72 in
Japanese Tree Lilac
Seldom damagedSyringa reticulata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 300–360 in
Japanese Yew
Frequently damagedTaxus cuspidata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 120–300 in
Judd Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum x juddii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Koreanspice Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum carlesii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 48–72 in
Late Lilac
Occasionally damagedSyringa villosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 72–120 in
Leadplant
Seldom damagedAmorpha canescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Moonglow Juniper
Rarely damagedJuniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–480 in
Mountain Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus scopulorum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 360–480 in
Mountain Laurel
Occasionally damagedKalmia latifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–180 in
Mountain Pieris
Rarely damagedPieris floribunda
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–6
- Height
- 48–72 in
Mugo Pine
Seldom damagedPinus mugo
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 240–300 in
Multiflora Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa multiflora
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–180 in
Oneseed Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus monosperma
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 480–480 in
Panicle Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea paniculata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 96–300 in
Panicled Dogwood
Occasionally damagedCornus racemosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–324 in
Persian Lilac
Occasionally damagedSyringa x persica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Pfitzer Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–720 in
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Frequently damagedRhododendron periclymenoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 48–120 in
Prairie Sagewort
Seldom damagedArtemisia frigida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 6–18 in
Prince of Wales Juniper
Rarely damagedJuniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Occasionally damagedPrunus x cistena
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Red Chokeberry
Seldom damagedAronia arbutifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 72–144 in
Red Elderberry
Rarely damagedSambucus racemosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
Red Osier Dogwood
Seldom damagedCornus sericea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 60–108 in
Red Twigged Dogwood
Seldom damagedCornus alba
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 96–120 in
Redvein Enkianthus
Seldom damagedEnkianthus campanulatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–7
- Height
- 72–192 in
Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Seldom damagedZinnia grandiflora
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 6–8 in
Rosebay Rhododendron
Occasionally damagedRhododendron maximum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Rugosa Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa rugosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 48–72 in
Russian Olive
Rarely damagedElaeagnus angustifolia
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–7
- Height
- 144–360 in
Saucer Magnolia
Seldom damagedMagnolia x soulangiana
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Savin Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus sabina
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
Sea Buckthorn
Seldom damagedHippophae rhamnoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Seldom damagedHypericum prolificum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–60 in
Silver Buffaloberry
Seldom damagedShepherdia argentea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 240–240 in
Singleseed Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus squamata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Smith's Buckthorn
Seldom damagedRhamnus smithii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–120 in
Smokebush
Seldom damagedCotinus coggygria
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–180 in
Smooth Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea arborescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Snowberry
Seldom damagedSymphoricarpos albus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 36–72 in
Stretchberry
Seldom damagedForestiera pubescens
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 39–180 in
Sweet Elder
Seldom damagedSambucus canadensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 60–144 in
Sweet Mock Orange
Seldom damagedPhiladelphus coronarius
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 120–144 in
Sweet Pepperbush
Seldom damagedClethra sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Weigela
Seldom damagedWeigela florida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 72–120 in
White Sagebrush
Seldom damagedArtemisia ludoviciana
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–36 in
Winged Euonymus
Occasionally damagedEuonymus alatus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 180–240 in
Winterberry Holly
Seldom damagedIlex verticillata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–180 in
Youngstown Andorra Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in