Deer-resistant plants for zone 9
Zone 9 means average annual minimum temperatures of 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Coastal California, the Gulf Coast and central Florida. Frost is occasional rather than structural. Most of the classic northern deer-resistant perennials struggle in the summer humidity, and the reliable palette shifts toward aromatic subshrubs, ornamental grasses and succulents.
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States mostly in zone 9
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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
Baby's Breath
Seldom damagedGypsophila sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
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
Blanket Flower
Occasionally damagedGaillardia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10, genus range
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
Butter and Eggs
Rarely damagedLinaria vulgaris
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
Butterfly Weed
Seldom damagedAsclepias tuberosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
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
Chameleon Spurge
Occasionally damagedEuphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Checkermallow
Occasionally damagedSidalcea malviflora
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Coral Bells
Seldom damagedHeuchera americana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
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
Daylily
Occasionally damagedHemerocallis spp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
- Height
- 18–35 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
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
Fleabane
Occasionally damagedErigeron sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, 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
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
Goldenrod
Seldom damagedSolidago sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Greek Jerusalem Sage
Rarely damagedPhlomis sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9, genus range
Hardy Begonia
Occasionally damagedBegonia grandis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 18–36 in
Hellebore
Rarely damagedHelleborus orientalis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–18 in
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
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
Lavender-Cotton
Rarely damagedSantolina chamaecyparissus
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
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
Marjoram
Rarely damagedOriganum majorana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 9–10
- Height
- 12–24 in
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
Mosquito Plant
Seldom damagedAgastache cana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 36–36 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
Pale Purple Coneflower
Seldom damagedEchinacea pallida
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 24–24 in
Penstemon
Occasionally damagedPenstemon sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Plains Blackfoot
Seldom damagedMelampodium leucanthum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–11
- Height
- 12–24 in
Prickly Pear Cactus
Rarely damagedOpuntia humifusa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–12 in