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 Deer Resistant Plant MaterialPlant material that is deer resistant has become a hot topic in many communities. Those of us that live in these areas have found that this can be ever-changing and vary from one area of a community to another.
As the conditions of native habitat and Mother Nature are different from year to year, the resistant plants can change. Through trial and error, plantsmen have compiled the following list of plant material that is less browsed and hardy for the zone 4 gardens in this area. Jolly Lane Greenhouse has spent many hours compiling the list and supplying well-marked deer resistant plant material for homeowners to use to beautify their home landscaping. In the following lists you'll find an asterisk beside plants that are lightly browsed during times of stress for wildlife.
Click the tabs below for specific lists of deer resistant plant material:
- Deciduous
- Evergreens
- Vines
- Perennials
- Herbs
- Annuals
Deciduous Shade & Ornamental Trees
- GreenAsh -"Mancana", "Fallgold", "Patmore", "Prairie Dome"
- Honeylocust - "Imperial", "Shademaster", "Skyline"
- Hackberry
- Hawthorn
- Canada Red Cherry
- Ohio Buckeye or Horse Chestnut
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- Burr Oak
- Russian Olive
- Princess Kay Plum
- Nannyberry Tree
- Gray Dogwood
- Serviceberry
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Deciduous Shrubs
Botanical Name: |
Common Name: |
| Amerilanchier a. 'Regent' |
Juneberry or Serviceberry |
| Berberis; red, green, yellow |
Barberry |
| Buddleia davidii |
Butterfly Bush |
| Caragana |
Peashrub |
| Caryopteris x clandonesis |
Bluebeard (perennial) |
| Cornus alba 'Ivory Halo',* 'Bud's Yellow' * |
Dogwood, variegated or yellow-twig |
| Cornus alternifolia |
Pagoda Dogwood |
| Cornus baileyi 'Bailey'* |
Std. Red-twigged Dogwood |
| Cornus racemosa |
Gray Dogwood |
| Cotinus coggygria* |
Smokebush |
| Cotoneaster-rock or prostrate forms |
Cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster-hedge 'Peking'* |
Cotoneaster |
| Elaeagnus-shrub form |
Russian Olive |
| Forsythia |
Forsythia |
| Hippophae |
Columnar Buckthorn |
| Ilex verticulata 'SouthernGentleman', 'Winter Red' |
Winterberry |
| Kokwitzia |
Beautybush |
| Ligustrum, green or gold |
Privet |
| Lonicera 'Honeyrose, |
Honeysuckle |
| 'Arnolds Red' |
Honeysuckle |
| Physocarpus* |
Ninebark |
| Potentilla fruticosa |
Cinquefoil |
| Prunus besseyi |
Western Sand Cherry |
| Prunus tomentosa |
Nanking Cherry |
| Prunus virginiana |
Common Chokecherry |
| Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' |
Fragrant Sumac |
| Ribes alpunum |
Alpine Currant |
| Ribes aureum, yellow-flowering |
Clove Currant |
| Sambucus, Red-berried, golden |
Elder, Elderberry |
| Sheperdia |
Buffaloberry |
| Spiraea 'Goldmound', 'Norman'*, 'Halward's Silver', 'Fairy Queen', 'Anthony Waterer', 'Goldflame', 'Renaissance' |
Spirea |
| Syringa 'Dwf. Korean', 'Miss Kim' |
Lilac |
| Syringa, Canadian cultivars* |
Lilac, late bloomer |
| Viburnum dentatum 'Chicago Lustre' |
Cranberry |
| Virburnum lantana |
Wayfarring Shrub |
| Virburnum lantana 'Mohican' |
Cranberry |
| Viburnum lentago |
Nannyberry |
| Viburnum trilobum 'Alfredo'* |
Compact American Cranberry |
Evergreen Trees
- Ponderosa Pine, Limber Pine, Pinion Pine, Bristlecone Pine
- Colorado Blue or Green Spruce*
- Blue or Gray Upright, Columnar Junipers - "Cologren", "Moonglow, "Wichita Blue"
- Western Red Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Evergreen Shrubs and Ornamentals
Spreading Junipers: |
Ornamental and Specialty Evergreens: |
| 'Blue Chip' |
'Blueberry Delight' |
Spreading or Upright Yew (Taxus) |
| 'Blue Star' |
'Mint Julep' |
all Dwarf Blue Spruce Forms |
| 'Broadmoor' |
'Moordense' |
Nest Spruce |
| 'Buffalo' |
'Prince of Wales' |
Dwarf Norway Sruce |
| 'Gold Coast' |
'Sea Green' |
Paxistima |
| 'Hughes' |
'Sierra Spreader'* |
Kinnikinnick |
| 'Icee Blue' |
'Tam or Tamarix' |
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| and the common native Juniper |
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Climbing Vines
Botanical Name: |
Common Name: |
| Actinidia a. 'Issai' |
Issai Hardy Kiwi |
| Actinidia k. 'Arctic Beauty' |
Arctic Beauty Hardy Kiwi |
| Ampelopsis |
Porcelain Berry |
| Campsis |
Trumpetvine |
| Celastrus |
American Bittersweet |
| Clematis, large-flowered* |
Clematis |
| Clematis, small-flowered |
Clematis |
| Humulus |
Hops |
| Lonicera x b. 'Dropmore Scarlet', 'Mandarin', j. |
Honeysuckle vine |
| "Halliana" |
Hall's Honeysuckle |
| Parthenicissus inserta* |
Woodbine (Virginia Creeper) |
| Parthenicissus q. engelmannii* |
Engleman Ivy |
| Parthenicissus tricuspidata |
Boston Ivy |
| Polygonum aubertii |
Silver Lace Vine |
| Vitis |
Grape |
Perennials
- Ajuga
- Alchemilla
- Achillea
- Allium
- Anemone
- Angelica
- Artemisia
- Asarum
- Bergenia
- Boltonia
- Callirhoe
- Campanula
- Celastrus
- Centaurea
- Cerastium
- Clematis recta
- Convalaria
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- Coreopsis (needle-leaf)
- Delphinium
- Dianthus
- Dicentra
- Digitalis
- Echinacea
- Epimedium
- Euphorbia
- Ferns
- Filipendula
- Fragaria
- Galium
- Gaillardia
- Geranuim*
- Grasses-Ornamental
- Helianthus
- Heliopsis
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- Hesperis
- Heuchera-green leaves*
- Iberis
- iris--bearded, dwarf, Siberian
- Lamiastrum
- Lamium
- Liatris
- Liriope
- Limonium
- Linum
- Malva*
- Monarda
- Myosotis
- Nepeta
- Origanum
- Pachysandra
- Papaver
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- Penstemon
- Peony
- Persicaria
- Scabiosa
- Perovskia
- Potentilla
- Pulmonaria
- Ratibida
- Rudbeckia
- Salvia
- Sedum-small leaf
- Sempervivum
- Solidago
- Thermopsis
- Thyme
- Vinca
- Viola
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HerbsMost of the herbs that are fragrant or fuzzy-leaved are very deer resistant. Both basil and valerian have been heavily browsed by wildlife.
Annuals
- Ageratum
- Snapdragons
- Bachelor Buttons
- Bell's of Ireland
- Calendula
- Cleome
- Cosmos
- Dianthus
- Larkspur
- Marigold-all but white
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- Nicotiana
- Pansy
- Papaver (poppy)
- Penstemon
- Dahlia
- Petunia*
- Portulaca-moss rose
- Rudbeckia
- Statice
- Salvia
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- Verbena
- Vinca Vine
- Zinnia
- Gomphrena
- Dusty Miller
- Thumbergia
- Silene
- Celosia
- Helichrysum
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*plants that are lightly browsed during times of stress for wildlife
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