Deer-resistant plants for zone 5
Zone 5 means average annual minimum temperatures of minus 20 to minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. A broad band across the Midwest and the interior northeast, and the zone the most deer-resistance advice is implicitly written for. Almost everything on this site works here, and where deer pressure is heavy this is also some of the densest whitetail country in the United States.
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States mostly in zone 5
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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
Germander
Rarely damagedTeucrium chamaedrys
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Globeflower
Occasionally damagedTrollius sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range
Goat's Beard
Occasionally damagedAruncus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range
Goldenrod
Seldom damagedSolidago sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Occasionally damagedLysimachia clethroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 24–36 in
Greek Jerusalem Sage
Rarely damagedPhlomis sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Heartleaf Bergenia
Seldom damagedBergenia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Hellebore
Rarely damagedHelleborus orientalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–18 in
Hens and Chickens
Seldom damagedSempervivum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Hollyhock
Occasionally damagedAlcea sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Horehound
Rarely damagedMarrubium vulgare
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Horseradish
Rarely damagedArmoracia rusticana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Hosta
Frequently damagedHosta spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
- Height
- 8–35 in
Hyssop
Rarely damagedHyssopus officinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 18–24 in
Iris
Rarely damagedIris sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Rarely damagedArisaema triphyllum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–30 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
Lady's Mantle
Seldom damagedAlchemilla sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Lambs Ear
Rarely damagedStachys byzantina
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–18 in
Lance Coreopsis
Seldom damagedCoreopsis lanceolata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Large Beardtongue
Seldom damagedPenstemon grandiflorus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 48–48 in
Lavender
Rarely damagedLavandula angustifolia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Lemon Balm
Rarely damagedMelissa officinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 24–36 in
Lungwort
Rarely damagedPulmonaria officinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 6–12 in
Lupine
Seldom damagedLupinus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Lyreleaf Greeneyes
Seldom damagedBerlandiera lyrata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 48–48 in
Maltese Cross
Seldom damagedLychnis chalcedonica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 20–40 in
May Apple
Rarely damagedPodophyllum peltatum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–18 in
Meadow Rue
Rarely damagedThalictrum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Meadowsweet
Occasionally damagedFilipendula sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Mint
Rarely damagedMentha sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Mist Flower
Seldom damagedConoclinium coelestinum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 18–36 in
Monkshood
Rarely damagedAconitum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7, genus range
Mosquito Plant
Seldom damagedAgastache cana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Mountain Bluet
Occasionally damagedCentaurea montana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in
Mullein
Seldom damagedVerbascum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
New England Aster
Seldom damagedSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 36–84 in
Obedient Plant
Seldom damagedPhysostegia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Oregano
Rarely damagedOriganum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Oriental Poppy
Seldom damagedPapaver orientale
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–7
- Height
- 24–36 in
Pale Purple Coneflower
Seldom damagedEchinacea pallida
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 24–24 in
Patrinia
Seldom damagedPatrinia scabiosifolia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8
- Height
- 36–72 in
Penstemon
Occasionally damagedPenstemon sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Peony
Rarely damagedPaeonia lactiflora
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 24–35 in
Perennial Candytuft
Seldom damagedIberis sempervirens
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 6–12 in
Perennial Salvia
Seldom damagedSalvia nemorosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 18–36 in
Phlox
Occasionally damagedPhlox sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8, genus range
Pincushion Flower
Seldom damagedScabiosa caucasica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 18–24 in
Pink Turtlehead
Occasionally damagedChelone sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Plains Blackfoot
Seldom damagedMelampodium leucanthum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 12–24 in
Plume Poppy
Seldom damagedMacleaya cordata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
Prickly Pear Cactus
Rarely damagedOpuntia humifusa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–12 in
Primrose
Seldom damagedPrimula sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Purple Coneflower
Seldom damagedEchinacea purpurea
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–48 in
Purple Loosestrife
Occasionally damagedLythrum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Purple Rock-Cress
Rarely damagedAubrieta deltoidea
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Red-Hot Poker
Seldom damagedKniphofia uvaria
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9