A List of Plants That Deer Do Not Like

Gardeners everywhere have to battle insects, weather, temperatures, plant diseases, and time constraints to grow our gardens. In addition, many of us have to battle Elk, Deer, Moles, Mice, Mountain Beavers, Bears, Crows, Raccoons, Squirrels, and the list keeps growing. These critters are usually after food. The better our plants grow, the more visitors we seem to get.
We gardeners have two choices when it come to protecting our investment in our gardens.
The best choice is to build a solid 10 foot high fence above ground with a strong locked gate. And to lock out moles and the mountain beavers, build a tight weave vertical 18 inch fence under the ground around the entire garden.
The other choice is to select and grow plants that members of the deer family just don't like to eat. So we have prepared a list of landscaping plants that our local Elk and Black-tailed do not like.
Most deer come into our gardens to find something extra, tasty and nice to eat. Kind of going to a Delicatessen.
However, keep in mind that deer will eat most anything when they get hungry enough.
This list is our suggested plants that deer don't like. This was written for the White-tail, Black-tailed, and other members of the Deer family here in the Pacific Northwest. But then again some Deer just weren't told that, so some of these plants may not work in your garden.

Deer proof plant lists should be used as a guide, and never 100% accurate. This is because deer choose plants to eat because of what is available to them and how hungry they are. and to some degree what time of the year it is when they come. A plant that may have be egnored one year may be browsed the next because less food is available that year.

Annual Flowers

Ageratum Celosia Centaurea Chrysanthemum Cosmos California poppy Dusty Miller Felicia Iceland Poppy: Papaver nudicaule Impatiens: Impatiens wallerana Zinnia: Zinnia elegans	Heliachrysum Limonium Lobelia Lobularia Mimulus Salvia Sanvitalia Verbena

Perennials

Acanthus mollis Achillea Agapanthus Anemone Artemesia Bleeding Heart: Dicentra species Blue Margurite: Felicia amelloides Cerastium tomentosum Dicentra Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea Dusty Miller: Centaurea cineraria Epimedium Euphorbia Ferns: Ferns Species Frittilaria imperialis Galium oderatum Gunnera Helleborus Hemerocallis Kniphofia	Lavender: Lavendula Liriope Lobelia cardinalis Lupinus Monarda Muscari Myosotis Narcissus Nepeta Papaver orientale Raoulia australis Salvia Sage: Salvia Species Santolina Scabiosa Scilla Silene Sisyrinchium Stachys Tradescantia Yarrow: Achillea

Bulbs

Amaryllis belladonna Crocus: Daffodil: Dahlia: Freesia: Iris, Bearded: Iris, Dutch: Ixia: Tulip:

Vines

Carolina Jessamine: Gelsemium sempervirens Jasmine: Jasminium Species Cape Honeysuckle: Tecomaria capensis

Vegetables

Garlic: Allium sativum Potatoes Onions

Groundcover Plants

Carpet Bugle: Ajuga reptans Arctostaphylos Blue Star Creeper: Isatoma fluviatilis Fragaria Hedera helix Aaron's Beard: Hypericum calycinum Iceplant: Iceplant Species Ivy: Hedera helix Lithodora diffusa Periwinkle, Dwarf: Vinca minor Sagina Thymus Veronica Salal & Oregon Grape Kinnilinnick

Ornamental Grasses

Acorus Carex Cortaderia Erianthus Festuca Hakonechloa	Helictotrichon Imperata Juncus Miscanthus Pennisetum

Shrubs

Abelia, Glossy Pink: Abelia grandiflora Arbutus Aronia arbutifolia Azaleas: Azalea Bamboo: Nandina domestica Japanese Barberry: Berberris thunbergil Boxwood, Jananese: Buxus Butterfly Bush: Buddlea davidii Dwarf Bottlebush: Callistemon Choisya ternata Clematis Purple Smoke Bush: Cotinus coggygria Daphine Fatsia japonica	Holly: Ilex Juniper: Juniperus Kolkwitzia Mahonia Manzanita: Arctostaphylos Myrica californica Nandina domestica Oleander: Nerium oleander Pieris Potentilla Rhododendron Ribes Rosemary, Dwarf: Rosemarinus officinalis "prostratus" Sarcococca Wisteria

Trees

Abies Acer circinatum Acer negundo Japaneses Maple: Acer palmatum Silk Tree: Albizzia julibrissin Araucauria Cedrus Cercis occidentalis Chamaerops humilis Juglans-Walnuts American Sweet Gun: Liquidamber Maidenhair: Gingo biloba Magnolia: Magnoloa Grandiflora Spruce: Picea Pines: Pinus Pseudotsuga menziesii Rhus Robinia pseudocacia Giant Redwood: Sequoiadendron Coast Redwood: Sequoia sempervirens Sorbus aucuparia Thuja plicata Trachycarpus fortunei Yew: Taxus

Notes: The vast majority of ferns and grasses are usually left alone by deer.