Plants Deer Avoid The plants listed below are varieties that deer do not particularly favor.  Remember, if the deer are hungry.they will eat just about anything! They tend to dislike anything that has sticky or cottony leaves. The varieties marked with an asterisk (*)  are the ones that I have personally used with good success. Shrubs Abelia Edward Goucher Bamboo Barberry Butterfly Bush (Buddleia Boxwood *Heather *Ceanothus (Calif. Lilac) Quince Mexican Orange (Choisya) Elaeagnus *Escallonia *Salal *Holly St. John's Wort (Hypericum) *Juniper *Lavendar *Mahonia (Oregon Grape) *Nandinia (Heavenly Bamboo) *Rhododendrons Sumac Lilac *Rosemary Viburnum Trees *Pines *Douglas Fir *Spruce *Cypress Oak Hawthorn Ash Magnolia Maples Perennials Columbine Yarrow *Armeria Astilbe Asters (Perennials) Coreopsis *Foxglove Bleending Hearts Coneflower Wallflower Euphorbia Ferns Blue Fescue Helleborus *Daylily Candytuft Herbs (Most) *Lavendar *Lupine Grasses (Decorative) Oriental Poppies Penstemons Phlox *Gloriosa Daisy *Santolina Saxifraga Scabiosa Lamb's Ears *Thyme Verbena Viola Annuals *Godetia Livingstone Daisy *Impatiens Shirley Poppies *Geraniums Monkey Flower (Mimulus) Clarkia Bulbs Crocus Daffodils Tulips Hyacinths Dahlias Gladiolus Freesias Iris Ixia Begonias Ground Covers *Kinnikinnick Ajuga *Salal *Ivy *Heather Vinca Return to Library - Back to Home Page