Deer-resistant plants for zone 8
Zone 8 means average annual minimum temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The lower south, Texas, and the coastal Pacific Northwest. Heat and humidity, not cold, decide what survives. Lavender and rosemary become genuinely permanent shrubs, and deer pressure is year-round rather than seasonal because there is no winter dormancy to interrupt it.
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States mostly in zone 8
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Perennial60
African Lily
Seldom damagedAgapanthus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11, genus range
Anise Hyssop
Rarely damagedAgastache sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Asparagus
Seldom damagedAsparagus officinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 2–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Aster
Seldom damagedAster sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Astilbe
Seldom damagedAstilbe x arendsii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 18–35 in
Avens
Occasionally damagedGeum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Baby's Breath
Seldom damagedGypsophila sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Balloon Flower
Occasionally damagedPlatycodon grandiflorus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in
Bastardsage
Seldom damagedEriogonum wrightii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 36–36 in
Bearded Iris
Rarely damagedIris germanica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–48 in
Bee Balm
Seldom damagedMonarda didyma
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–48 in
Bellflower
Occasionally damagedCampanula glomerata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–18 in
Bigleaf Goldenray
Rarely damagedLigularia dentata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Bigroot Geranium
Seldom damagedGeranium macrorrhizum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Black-Eyed Susan
Seldom damagedRudbeckia hirta
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 36–36 in
Blanket Flower
Occasionally damagedGaillardia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10, genus range
Blanketflower
Seldom damagedGaillardia aristata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 48–48 in
Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Bleeding Heart
Rarely damagedLamprocapnos spectabilis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Bloody Cranesbill
Occasionally damagedGeranium sanguineum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 10–20 in
Bugbane
Seldom damagedCimicifuga sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Bugloss
Seldom damagedAnchusa sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Butter and Eggs
Rarely damagedLinaria vulgaris
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
Buttercup
Rarely damagedRanunculus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Butterfly Weed
Seldom damagedAsclepias tuberosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Cambridge Geranium
Occasionally damagedGeranium x cantabrigiense
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Candy Lily
Frequently damagedPardancanda x norrisii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
Cardinal Flower
Seldom damagedLobelia cardinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 48–60 in
Carnation
Seldom damagedDianthus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Catmint
Rarely damagedNepeta x faassenii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–24 in
Chameleon Spurge
Occasionally damagedEuphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Checkermallow
Occasionally damagedSidalcea malviflora
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Chives
Rarely damagedAllium schoenoprasum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 12–18 in
Cinquefoil
Rarely damagedPotentilla sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Clarke Geranium
Occasionally damagedGeranium clarkei
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
Columbine
Seldom damagedAquilegia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Comfrey
Occasionally damagedSymphytum officinale
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Common Tansy
Rarely damagedTanacetum vulgare
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–60 in
Coral Bells
Seldom damagedHeuchera americana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Corydalis
Rarely damagedCorydalis sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–8, genus range
Creeping St. John's Wort
Seldom damagedHypericum calycinum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 12–18 in
Crocosmia
Seldom damagedCrocosmia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Cyclamen
Seldom damagedCyclamen sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Dame's Rocket
Rarely damagedHesperis matronalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 12–36 in
Daylily
Occasionally damagedHemerocallis spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
- Height
- 18–35 in
Dense Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris spicata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 72–72 in
Dianthus
Seldom damagedDianthus spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 4–36 in
Dotted Blazing Star
Seldom damagedLiatris punctata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Endres Cranesbill
Frequently damagedGeranium endressii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
English Daisy
Occasionally damagedBellis perennis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 3–6 in
European Ginger
Rarely damagedAsarum europaeum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
False Indigo
Rarely damagedBaptisia australis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–48 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
Fleabane
Occasionally damagedErigeron sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Foam Flower
Seldom damagedTiarella cordifolia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8
- Height
- 5–12 in
Forget-Me-Not
Rarely damagedMyosotis sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8, genus range
Fringed Bleeding Heart
Rarely damagedDicentra eximia
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
Garden Mum
Occasionally damagedChrysanthemum morifolium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Garden Sage
Rarely damagedSalvia officinalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8
- Height
- 12–24 in