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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Annual30
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
Fern7
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
Holly Fern
Rarely damagedCyrtomium falcatum
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–10
- Height
- 17–24 in
Japanese Painted Fern
Rarely damagedAthyrium niponicum
- Type
- Fern
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 18–24 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
Vine7
Clematis
Occasionally damagedClematis sp.
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9, genus range
English Ivy
Occasionally damagedHedera helix
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–787 in
Goldflame Honeysuckle
Occasionally damagedLonicera x heckrottii
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
Trumpet Creeper
Occasionally damagedCampsis radicans
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–10
- Height
- 360–480 in
Virginia Creeper
Occasionally damagedParthenocissus quinquefolia
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 360–600 in
Winter Jasmine
Seldom damagedJasminum nudiflorum
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Height
- 120–180 in
Wisteria
Seldom damagedWisteria floribunda
- Type
- Vine
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
Groundcover9
Allegheny Spurge
Rarely damagedPachysandra procumbens
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 6–12 in
Bishop's Weed
Rarely damagedAegopodium podagraria
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 6–36 in
Bugleweed
Rarely damagedAjuga reptans
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–10
- Height
- 6–12 in
Large Periwinkle
Seldom damagedVinca major
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Height
- 3–8 in
Lilyturf
Seldom damagedLiriope sp.
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–10, genus range
Pachysandra
Rarely damagedPachysandra terminalis
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 6–12 in
Periwinkle
Seldom damagedVinca minor
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 3–6 in
Plumbago
Seldom damagedCeratostigma plumbaginoides
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 6–8 in
Wintercreeper
Occasionally damagedEuonymus fortunei
- Type
- Groundcover
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 168–384 in
Biennial4
Canterbury Bells
Occasionally damagedCampanula medium
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–36 in
Foxglove
Rarely damagedDigitalis purpurea
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Height
- 24–60 in
Money Plant
Seldom damagedLunaria annua
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 5–9
- Height
- 24–36 in
Sweet William
Seldom damagedDianthus barbatus
- Type
- Biennial
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–9
- Height
- 12–24 in