Deer Resistant list

Deer

Resistant Plant List

Deer Resistant Plant List
While not many plants are "deer proof", here is a list of some they don't like as much.

Small Trees or Large Shrubs:

-Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)3
-Fig (Ficus spp.)
-Flameleaf Sumac (Rhus lanceolata)3
-Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora)1,3
-Roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii)3,4
-Texas Buckeye (Acsculus arguta)3,4
-Texas Persimmon (Deer-Resistant Landscape Plants)

Shrubs:

-Abelia (Abelia spp.)
-Acuba (Acuba japonica)4
-Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata)1,3
-Autumn Aster (Aster spp.)2
-Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii)1,3,4
-Blackberry (Rubus spp.) (thorny only)2,3
-Boxwood (Buxus microphylla)1
-Ceniza/Texas Sage (Leucophyllum spp.)3
-Cotoneaster (Coral Beauty) (Cotoneaster dammeri)1
-Dwarf Chinese Holly (Ixex cornuta)
-Dwarf Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria)1,3
-Eleagnus (Eleagnus spp.)
-Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens)3
-Fragrant mimosa (Mimosa borealis)3
-Germander (Teucrium spp.)
-Goldcup (Hypericum spp.)
-Japanese arealia (Arelia sieboldii)
-Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
-Juniper (Juniperus spp.)2,3
-Lantana (Lantana horrida) (natives resistant, hybrids not)3
-Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
-Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)3
-Mexican Oregano (Poliomintha longifolia)
-Mexican silktassle (Garrya lindheimeri)3
-Nandina (Nandina spp.)2,4
-Oleander (Nerium oleander)1
-Pampas Grass (Cortaderia spp.)
-Pyracantha (Pyracantha coccinea)2
-Red-leaf or Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
-Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)1
-Santolina (Santolina spp.)1,3
-Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
-Turks cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)3,4
-Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)2,3

Perennial Succulents and Lilies:

-Cactus (opuntia spp.) any with stout spines1,3
-Hen and chickens (Sempervivum spp.) (spiny varieties)
-Red Yucca (Hesperalae parvifloria) --flowers eaten3
-Sacahuista/Bear Grass/Nolina (Nolina spp.)3
-Sotol (Dasylirion spp.)3
-Yucca (Yucca spp.)3

Vines:

-Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium Sempervirens)

-Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)2

Ground Covers:

-Aarons Beard (Hypericum calycinum)
-Asiatic Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum)2
-Carpet Bugle (Aiuga reptans)2,4
-Monkey grass (Ophiopogon japonica)2
-Vinca major 4

Flowers, Ferns, Herbs:

-Ageratum (Ageratum spp.)
-Begonia (Begonia spp.)2
-Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)3
-Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium lecanthum)3
-Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis)3
-Cast-Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida)4
-Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)1,3,4
-Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.) (flowers eaten)
-Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.)3
-Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
-Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)1
-Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus wrightii)
-Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)3
-Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falicatum)4
-Indigo Spires (Salvia spp.)
-Iris (Iris spp.)2
-Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)1,3
-Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucanthia)2
-Mexican Mint Marigold (Tagetes spp.)1
-Periwinkle (Vinca rosea)1
-Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea angustifolia)2,3
-Spearmint (Menta spicata)3
-Thyme (Thymus spp.)
-Savory (Satureia spp.)
-Sword Fern (Nephrolepis spp.)4
-Verbena (Verbena spp.)3
-Wood Fern (Dryopteris spp.)3,4
-Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)3
-Zexmenia (Zexmenia hispida)3
-Zinnia (Zinnia spp.)2

Key:
1. Rarely if ever eaten

2. Observed heavily eaten under pressure

3. Texas Natives

4. Shade tolerant