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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Perennial30
Purple Loosestrife
Occasionally damagedLythrum sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Red-Hot Poker
Seldom damagedKniphofia uvaria
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Rose Campion
Rarely damagedLychnis coronaria
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 24–36 in
Rose Mallow
Occasionally damagedHibiscus moscheutos
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–72 in
Rue
Rarely damagedRuta sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Russian Sage
Rarely damagedSalvia yangii
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 24–48 in
Savory
Seldom damagedSatureja montana
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 6–18 in
Sea Holly
Frequently damagedEryngium sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Shasta Daisy
Occasionally damagedLeucanthemum x superbum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Soapwort
Seldom damagedSaponaria sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Spiderwort
Seldom damagedTradescantia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Spurge
Rarely damagedEuphorbia sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Statice
Rarely damagedLimonium latifolium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 12–18 in
Stokes Aster
Seldom damagedStokesia laevis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Stonecrop
Occasionally damagedHylotelephium spectabile
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 12–24 in
Strawberry
Frequently damagedFragaria sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Sundrops
Occasionally damagedOenothera sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Swamp Milkweed
Seldom damagedAsclepias incarnata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–60 in
Threadleaf Coreopsis
Rarely damagedCoreopsis verticillata
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 30–36 in
Thyme
Rarely damagedThymus sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Tiger Beardtongue
Seldom damagedPenstemon mensarum
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Seldom damagedRatibida columnifera
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 36–36 in
Verbena
Seldom damagedVerbena bonariensis
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–11
- Height
- 24–60 in
Violets
Seldom damagedViola sp.
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9, genus range
Virginia Bluebells
Seldom damagedMertensia virginica
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 18–24 in
White Boltonia
Seldom damagedBoltonia asteroides
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 36–60 in
White Snakeroot
Seldom damagedAgeratina altissima
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Wild Bergamot
Seldom damagedMonarda fistulosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 60–60 in
Yarrow
Seldom damagedAchillea millefolium
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Yucca
Rarely damagedYucca filamentosa
- Type
- Perennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 36–96 in
Shrub30
Apache Plume
Seldom damagedFallugia paradoxa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Height
- 144–144 in
Armstrong Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–720 in
Autumn Olive
Seldom damagedElaeagnus umbellata
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–192 in
Autumn Sage
Seldom damagedSalvia greggii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Beautyberry
Seldom damagedCallicarpa sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10, genus range
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Occasionally damagedHydrangea macrophylla
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–11
- Height
- 36–72 in
Blackhaw Viburnum
Seldom damagedViburnum prunifolium
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 144–180 in
Blue Mist Shrub
Rarely damagedCaryopteris clandonensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
Blue Sage
Seldom damagedSalvia pachyphylla
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10
- Height
- 18–32 in
Brambles
Seldom damagedRubus sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
Butterfly Bush
Rarely damagedBuddleja davidii
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 72–144 in
California Sweetshrub
Seldom damagedCalycanthus occidentalis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
Camellia
Seldom damagedCamellia japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 120–156 in
Chinese Holly
Seldom damagedIlex cornuta
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 96–180 in
Chinese Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus chinensis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 600–720 in
Common Sweetshrub
Seldom damagedCalycanthus floridus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 72–144 in
Common Witchhazel
Seldom damagedHamamelis virginiana
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 180–360 in
Crape Myrtle
Seldom damagedLagerstroemia indica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 72–360 in
Creeping Juniper
Seldom damagedJuniperus horizontalis
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 6–18 in
Devil's Walking Stick
Rarely damagedAralia spinosa
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 120–420 in
Evergreen Azalea
Frequently damagedRhododendron sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Firethorn
Seldom damagedPyracantha coccinea
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9
- Height
- 72–216 in
Fragrant Sumac
Rarely damagedRhus aromatica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 24–72 in
Garden Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa spp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
- Height
- 24–71 in
Gardenia
Seldom damagedGardenia jasminoides
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 8–11
- Height
- 48–96 in
Glossy Abelia
Seldom damagedAbelia sp.
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–9, genus range
Goldust Plant
Seldom damagedAucuba japonica
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 72–120 in
Harlequin Glorybower
Seldom damagedClerodendrum trichotomum
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 120–240 in
Holly Osmanthus
Seldom damagedOsmanthus heterophyllus
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 96–240 in
Hybrid Tea Rose
Occasionally damagedRosa x hybrida
- Type
- Shrub
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9