Deer-Resistant Plants – Regina Farms Garden Center

Information was derived from numerous extension and other research reports throughout the United States and adapted for this area by surveying Pocono Master Gardeners.
Deer-resistant is a relative term and will vary with the number of deer in an area, other food available, and time of year.
Additional controls are recommended for areas with high deer populations.

BUTTERFLY AND HUMMINGBIRD GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botantical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Bee Balm	Monarda didyma	P
X	Blanket Flower	Gaillardia pulchella	P
X	Butterfly Bush	Buddleja davidii	P
X	Butterfly Weed	Asclepias tuberosa	P
X	Coneflower	Rudbeckia sp.	P
X	Forget-me-not	Myosotis sylvatica	P
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	P
	Garden Phlox	Phlox paniculata	P
	Goldenrod	Solidago sp.	P
	Lavendar	Lavandula sp.	P
X	Marigold	Tagetes sp.	A
	Mint	Mentha sp.	P
	Nasturtium	Tropaeolum majus	A
X	Oregano	Origanum sp.	P
	Ornamental Onion	Allium schoenoparasum	P
	Pennyroyal	Mentha pulegium	P
	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	P
X	Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis	P
	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus	A
X	Spike Gayfeather	Liatris spicata	P
X	Threadleaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis verticillata	P
X	Yarrow	Achillea sp.	P

CUT FLOWER GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	Ageratum	Ageratum houstonianum	A
X	Baby’s Breath	Gypsophila paniculata	P
X	Bee Balm	Monarda didyma	P
X	Blanket Flower	Gaillardia pulchella	P
	Blue Salvia	Salvia farinacea	A
X	Butterfly Bush	Buddleja davidii	P
	California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica	A
X	Chrysanthemum	Chrysanthemum sp.	A
X	Coneflower	Rudbeckia sp.	P
	Cosmos	Cosmos bipinnatus	A
	Daffodil	Narcissus sp.	P
	Dahlia	Dahlia sp.	A
	Foxglove	Digitalis sp.	P
	Heather	Calluna sp.	P
	Icelandic Poppy	Papaver nudicaule	P
	Iris	Iris sp.	P
	Larkspur	Consolida ambigua	P
	Lavendar	Lavandula sp.	P
X	Marigold	Tagetes sp.	A
	Nasturtium	Tropaeolum majus	A
	Oriental Poppy	Papaver orientale	P
X	Peony	Paeonia sp.	P
	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	P
	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus	A
X	Spike Gayfeather	Liatris spicata	P
	Statice	Limonium latifolium	P
X	Threadleaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis verticillata	P
X	Tiger Lily	Lilium tigrinum	P
	Veronica	Veronica sp.	P
X	Yarrow	Achillea sp.	P

DRY BORDERS
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Blanket Flower	Gaillardia pulchella	P
	Blue Flax	Linum perenne	P
X	Boltonia	Boltonia asteroides	P
X	Butterfly Bush	Buddleja davidii	P
X	Butterfly Weed	Asclepias tuberosa	P
X	Coneflower	Rudbeckia sp.	P
X	Daylily cultivar	Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’	P
X	Everning Primrose	Oenothera sp.	P
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	P
	Globe Thistle	Echinops sp.	P
	Hen and Chickens	Sempervivum sp. (spiny ones)	P
	Lamb’s Ears	Stachys byzantina	P
	Lavendar	Lavandula sp.	P
	Lavendar Cotton	Santolina chamaecyparissus	P
	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	P
	Red Valerian	Centranthus ruber	P
	Rose Campion	Lychnis coronaria	P
	Russia Sage	Perovskia atriplicifolia	P
X	Spike Gayfeather	Liatris spicata	P
	Spruge	Euphorbia sp.	P
	Statice	Limonium latifolium	P
	St. Johnswort	Hypericum perforatum	P
X	Threadleaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis verticillata	P
X	Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	P
	Verbena	Verbena x hybrida	P
	Wormwood	Artemisia sp.	P
X	Yucca	Yucca sp.	P

HERB GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	Basil	Ocimum basilicum	A
	Catmint	Nepeta catarina	P
	Chives	Allium schoenoprasum	P
	Dill	Anethum graveolens	P
	Feverfew	chrysanthemum parthenium	P
	Garlic Chives	Allium tuberosum	P
	Ginger	Asarum sp.	P
	Lavendar	Lavandula sp.	P
	Oregano	Origanum sp.	A
	Parsley	Petroselnium crispum	A
	Rosemary	Posmarinus officinalis	A
	Savory	Satureja sp.	A
	Spearment	Mentha spicata	P
	Thyme	Thymus sp.	P
	Wormwood	Artemisia sp.	P

LIGHT SHADE GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Amsonia	Amsonia tabernaemontana	P
X	Balloon Flower	Platycodon grandifloris	P
X	Boltonia	Boltonia asteroides	P
	Bugleweed	Ajuga sp.	P
X	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	P
	Daffodil	Narcissus sp.	P
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	P
	Foxglove	Digitalis sp.	P
	Garlic Chives	Allium tuberosum	P
	Heliptrope	Heliotropium arborescens	A
X	Iris	Iris sp.	P
	Lady’s Mantle	Alchemilla vulgaris	P
	Lilyturf	Liriope sp.	A
	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	P
	Polks-dot Plant	Hypoestes phyllostachya	A
	Spiderwort	Tradescantia sp.	P
	St Johnswort	Hypericum perforatum	P
	Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	P
	Verbena	Verbena x hybrida	P

PATIO AND DECK PLANTS
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	Aloe	Aloe sp.	A
	Amaryllis	Amaryllis sp.	A
	Cast-iron Plant	Aspidistra lurida	A
	Century Plant	Agave americana	A
	Cyclamen	Cyclamen sp.	A
	Jerusalem Cherry	Solanum pseudocapsicum	A
	Lantana	Lantana camara	A
X	Lily of the Nile	Agapanthus sp.	P

ROCKY AREA GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	Basket-of-Gold	Aurinia saxatillis	P
	Bugleweed	Ajuga sp.	P
X	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	P
	Cinquefoil	Potentilla sp.	P
	Evening Primrose	Oenothera sp.	P
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	P
	Lavendar Cotton	Santolina chamaecyparissus	P
X	Plumbago	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides	P
	Rock Cress	Aubrieta deltoidea	P
	Spruge	Euphorbia sp.	P
	Sundrops	Oenothera tetragona	P
X	Threadleaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis verticillata	P

SHADY ENTRY GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Allegheny Spruge	Pachysandra procumbens	P
X	Astilbe	Astilbe sp.	P
	Barrenwort	Epimedium sp.	P
X	Bleeding Heart	Dicentra spectabilis	P
	Christmas Fern	Polystichum acrostichoides	P
	Dead Nettle	Lamium maculstum	P
	Edging Lobelia	Lobelia erinus	A
	Foamflower	Tiarella cordifolia	P
X	Forget-me-not	Myosotis sylvatica	P
	Foxglove	Digitalis sp.	P
X	Fringed Bleeding Heart	Dicentra eximia	P
	Hay-scented Fern	Dennstaedtia puntilobula	P
	Hellebore	Helleborus sp.	P
X	Jacob’s Ladder	Polemonium caeruleum	P
	Japanese Spruge	Pachysandra sp.	P
	Lily-of-the-Valley	Convallaria majalis	P
	Monkshood	Aconitum sp.	P
	Pennyroyal	Menta pulegium	P
	Rue Anemone	Anemonella thalictroides	P
	Sweet Woodruff	Galium odoratum	P
	Tuberous Begonia	Begonia tuberhybrida	A
X	Turtlehead	Chelone sp.	P
	Vinca	Vinca minor	P
X	Wax Begonia	Begonia x semperflorens cultorum	A

SUNNY FALL GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Boltonia	Boltonia asteroides	P
X	Coneflower	Rudbeckia sp.	P
	Feather Reed Grass	Calamagrostis X acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’	P
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	P
	Heather	Calluna sp.	P
	Maiden Grass	Miscanthus sinensis	P
	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	P
	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	P
	Russia Sage	Perovskia atriplicifolia	P
	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus	A
X	Spike Gayfeather	Liatris spicata	P

TALL PERENNIALS, ANNUALS AND BULBS
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	Bear’s Breeches	Acanthus mollis
X	Butterfly-bush	Buddleia davidii	P
X	Cleome	Cleome hasslerana	A
	Crown Imperial	Fritillaria imperialis
	Feather Reed Grass	Calamagrostis X acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’	P
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides	P
X	Goatsbeard	Aruncus dioicus
	Goldenrod	Solidago sp.
	Joe-Pye Weed	Eupatorium purpureum
	Maiden Grass	Miscanthus sinensis	P
	Maximillian Sunflower	Helianthus Maximilliani
	Morning Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	A
	Pampas Grass	Cortaderia selloana
X	Queen-of-the-Prairie	Filipendula sp.
	Red Valerian	Centranthus ruber
X	Rhubarb	Rheum rhabarbarum
	Russia Sage	Perovskia atriplicifolia	P
	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus	A

TALL SHADY SCREENS
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Angelica	Angelica archangelica
X	Bee Balm	Monarda didyma	P
X	Butterfly-bush	Buddleia davidii	P
X	False Indigo	Baptisia sp.
	Foxglove	Digitalis sp.	P
	Monkshood	Aconitum sp.	P

WET AREA GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Astilbe	Astilbe sp.	P
X	Bee Balm	Monarda didyma	P
X	Bergenia	Bergenia sp.	P
X	Dwarf Mondo Grass	Ophiopogon japonicus
X	Forget-me-not	Myosotis sylvatica
	Glory Lily	Gloriosa supera
X	Goatsbeard	Aruncus dioicus
X	Iris	Iris sp.	P
	Lilyturf	Liriope sp.	P
X	Lobelia	Lobelia sp.	A
	Lungwort	Pulmonaria sp.	P
	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	P
	Pennyroyal	Menta pulegium	P
X	Primrose (most)	Primula sp.	P
	Ribbon Grass	Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’	P
	Sedge	Carex alata	P
	Spiderwort	Tradescantia sp.	P
	Sweet Woodruff	Galium odoratum	P
X	Turtlehead	Chelone sp.	P

WOODLAND GARDEN
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Bergenia	Bergenia sp.	P
X	Bleeding Heart	Dicentra spectabilis	P
	Bugbane	Cimicifuga racemosa	P
X	Cinnamonea Fern	Osmunda cinnamomea	P
	Dame’s Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	P
X	Forget-me-not	Myosotis sylvatica	P
X	Fringed Bleeding Heart	Dicentra eximia	P
	Ginger	Asarum sp.	P
	Hay-scented Fern	Dennstaedtia punctilobula	P
	Hellebore	Helleborus sp.	P
	Holly Fern	Cyrtomium falcatum	P
X	Interrupted Fern	Osmunda claytoniana	P
	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	P
X	Jacob’s Ladder	Polemonium caeruleum	P
	Lobelia	(not L. cardinalis) Lobelia sp.	A
	Lungwort	Pulmonaria sp.	P
	Ostrich Fern	struthiopteris	P
X	Royal Fern	Osmunda regalis	P
	Spiderwort	Tradescantia sp.	P
	Sweet Woodruff	Galium odoratum	P
	Wood Fern	Dryopteris marginalis	P

CHOICE EVERGREEN SHRUBS
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	Andromeda	Pieris japonica	P
	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uvaursi	P
	Boxwood	Buxus sempervirens	P
	Daphne	Daphne sp.	P
X	Inkberry	Ilex glabra	P
	Littleleaf Boxwood	Buxus microphylla	P
	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia (select spe-cies over hybrids, hybrids ten to be less deer-resistant	P
	Oregon Grape Holly	Mahonia aquifolium	P
	Sweet Christmas Box	Sarcococca hookerana	P

CHOICE EVERGREEN TREES
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	American Holly	Ilex opaca	P
X	Austrian Pine	Pinus nigra	P
	Colorado Blue Spruce	Picea pungens glauca	P
	Japanese False Cypress	Chamaecyparis pisifera	P
	Juniper	Juniperus chinensis	P
	Norway Spruce	Picea abies	P
	Pines	Pinus sp.	P
	Pitch Pine	Pinus rigida	P
	Red Pine	Pinus resinosa	P
X	Scots Pine	Pinus sylvestris	P
	Spruce	Picea sp.	P
	Swiss Stone Pine	Pinus cemba	P
	White Spruce	Picea glauca	P

CHOICE DECIDUOUS SHRUBS
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
X	Beautybush	Kolkwitzia amabilis	P
	Bluebeard	Caryopteris x clandonenisi	P
	Drooping Leucothoe	Leucothoe fontanesiana	P
	European Privet	Ligustrum vulgare	P
X	Forsythia	Forsythia sp.	P
X	Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	P
	Pawpaw	Asimina Triloba	P
X	Potentilla	Potentilla fruticosa	P
	Sweet Fern	Comptonia peregrine	P
X	Wisteria	Wisteria floribunda	P

CHOICE DECIDUOUS TREES
Resistant	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual Perennial
	American Hophornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	P
	Beech	Fagus sp.	P
	Birch	Betula sp.	P
	Bottlebrush Buckeye	Aesculus parviflora	P
	Catalpa	Catalpa sp.	P
	Chinese Paper Birch	Betula albo-sinensis	P
	European White Birch	Betula pendula	P
	Gray Birch	Betula populifera	P
	Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	P
	Hawthorn	Crataegus laevigata	P
X	Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum	P
X	Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	P
X	Larch	Larix decidua	P
	Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	P
	Mockernut Hickory	Carya tomentosa	P
	Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	P
	Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	P
	Pin Oak	Que rcus palustris	P
	Poplar	Populus sp. (choose carefully, as many ae invasive or of poor quality	P
X	Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia soulangeana	P
	Shadbush	Amelanchier canadensis	P