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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Ornamental grass3
Switchgrass
Rarely damagedPanicum virgatum
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–84 in
Variegated Oat Grass
Rarely damagedArrhenatherum elatius
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Variegated Purple Moor Grass
Rarely damagedMolinia caerulea 'Variegata'
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 24–48 in
Annual47
Ageratum
Rarely damagedAgeratum houstonianum
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Angel's Trumpet
Rarely damagedBrugmansia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Anise
Rarely damagedPimpinella anisum
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Annual Candytuft
Seldom damagedIberis umbellata
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–18 in
Annual Geranium
Occasionally damagedPelargonium x hortorum
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–24 in
Annual Salvia
Seldom damagedSalvia splendens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Annual Verbena
Seldom damagedVerbena x hybrida
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Annual Vinca
Rarely damagedCatharanthus roseus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–18 in
Bachelor's Buttons
Seldom damagedCentaurea cyanus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Basil
Seldom damagedOcimum basilicum
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 4–36 in
Borage
Seldom damagedBorago officinalis
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 19–38 in
California Poppy
Seldom damagedEschscholzia californica
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–24 in
Celosia
Seldom damagedCelosia argentea
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 9–18 in
Cock's Comb
Seldom damagedCelosia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Coleus
Occasionally damagedColeus sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
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
Dill
Seldom damagedAnethum graveolens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 30–60 in
Dusty Miller
Rarely damagedCentaurea cineraria
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–24 in
False Camomile
Rarely damagedMatricaria sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Flowering Tobacco
Rarely damagedNicotiana sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Garden Balsam
Occasionally damagedImpatiens balsamina
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–30 in
Garden Petunia
Occasionally damagedPetunia sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Gerbera Daisy
Occasionally damagedGerbera jamesonii
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–18 in
Heliotrope
Rarely damagedHeliotropium arborescens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–30 in
Impatiens
Occasionally damagedImpatiens walleriana
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–24 in
Lantana
Seldom damagedLantana camara
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–72 in
Larkspur
Rarely damagedConsolida ambigua
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Lobelia
Seldom damagedLobelia erinus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–9 in
Marigold
Seldom damagedTagetes patula
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Morning Glory
Occasionally damagedIpomoea sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Nasturtium
Seldom damagedTropaeolum majus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–120 in
Pansy
Occasionally damagedViola x wittrockiana
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–10 in
Poppy
Rarely damagedPapaver sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Pot Marigold
Rarely damagedCalendula sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Shiso
Seldom damagedPerilla frutescens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Snapdragon
Rarely damagedAntirrhinum majus
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–36 in
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Rarely damagedEuphorbia marginata
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 12–36 in
Spider Flower
Rarely damagedCleome sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Stocks
Seldom damagedMatthiola sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Strawflower
Rarely damagedHelichrysum sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Sunflower
Occasionally damagedHelianthus sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Sweet Alyssum
Rarely damagedLobularia maritima
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 3–10 in
Wallflower
Seldom damagedErysimum sp.
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
Wax Begonia
Occasionally damagedBegonia semperflorens
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Wood Forget-Me-Not
Rarely damagedMyosotis sylvatica
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–12 in
Zinnia
Seldom damagedZinnia elegans
- Type
- Annual
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual, any zone
- Height
- 6–36 in
Fern9
Christmas Fern
Rarely damagedPolystichum acrostichoides
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Cinnamon Fern
Rarely damagedOsmunda cinnamomea
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–72 in
Hayscented Fern
Rarely damagedDennstaedtia punctilobula
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in
Japanese Painted Fern
Rarely damagedAthyrium niponicum
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 18–24 in
New York Fern
Rarely damagedThelypteris noveboracensis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in
Ostrich Fern
Rarely damagedMatteuccia struthiopteris
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–60 in
Royal Fern
Rarely damagedOsmunda regalis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 60–72 in
Sensitive Fern
Rarely damagedOnoclea sensibilis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–10
- Height
- 12–24 in
Wood Fern
Rarely damagedDryopteris marginalis
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 18–36 in
