| Deer eat much of what we have planted. Are there some shrubs, annual and perennials deer will not eat? |
| There are a number of plants deer tend to avoid, but the truth is, a hungry deer will eat almost anything. So if the deer population is large and there is competition for food, even the following plants may become snack food for deer: Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs Achillea spp. Yarrow Aconitum spp. Monkshood Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum Allium christophii Star of Persia Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic Allium ostrowskianum Lily Leek Anemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone Anemonella thalictroides Rue Anemone Anethum graveolens Common Dill Aquilegia spp. Columbine Aurinia saxatilis Basket-of-Gold Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Arabis spp. Rock-cress Arisaema thiphylum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Aubrietia deltoidea Rock Cress Bergenia spp. Berginia Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbago Cimicifuga racemosa Snakeroot Colchicum autumnale Colchicum Colchicum speciosum Colchicum Consolida ambigua Larkspur Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' Threadleaf Coreopsis Cyclamen hederifolium Neopolitan Cyclamen Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart Digitalis spp. Foxglove Dryopteris marginalis Wood Fern Ecinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Epimedium spp. Barrenwort Euphorbia spp. Euphorbia Fritillaria spp. Fritillary Galium odoratuim Sweet Woodruff Gloriosa superba Glory Lily Hemmerocallis 'Stella de Oro' Stella de Oro Daylily Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth Lamium maculatum Deadnettle Lavandula spp. Lavender Linaria vulgaris Toadflax Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Lychnis coronaria Rose Champion Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Narcissus spp. Daffodil Nicotiana spp. Flowering Tobacco Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal Fern Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Spurge Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy Pelargonium spp. Scented Geranium Pervoshia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Ranunculus spp. Buttercup Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb Rudbeckia spp. Coneflower Salvia spp. Sage Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton Scilla spp. Squill Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ears Tagetes spp. Marigold Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Thymus spp. Thyme Tiarella cordifolia Foam Flower Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Yucca spp. Yucca Shrubs and Climbers Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Asimina triloba Pawpaw Berberis spp. Barberry Buxus spp. Boxwood Caryopteris x clandonensis Caryopteria Calastrus scandens American Bittersweet Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. horeana Japanese Plum-Yew Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive Gaultheria procumbens Creeping Wintergreen Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon Ilex x 'John T. Morris' John T. Morris Holly Ilex x 'Lydia Morris' Lydia Morris Hollies Leucothoe spp. Leucothoe Ligustrum vulgare European Privet Pieris japonica Japanese Andromeda Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn Sambucus canadensis Blueberry Elder Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis Dwarf Sweet Christmas Box |
