Deer Resistant Plants

Here is the listing of the plants which the deer do not seem to like well enough to severely damage by eating. However when deer are hungry, they will eat almost anything.

Shrubs

Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata)
Euonymus (Euonymus japonica 'Microphylla')
Germander (Teucrium fruiticans)
Ceniza/Texas Sage (Leucophyllum spp.)
Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus pungens)
Esperanza (Tecoma stans)
Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens)
Firebush (Hamelia patens)
Goldcup (Hypericum spp.)
Gray Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophylla)
Japanese Boxwood (Buxus microphylla japonica)
Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Nandina (Nandina domestica)
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana)
Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Primrose Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi)
Reeve's Spirea (Spirea reevesiana)
Soft Leaf Yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.)
Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora)
Thryallis (Galphimia glauca)
Upright Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Viburnum (Viburnum spp.)
Yaupon Holly (regular and dwarf) (Ilex vomitoria)
Yucca (spp.) All yucca with a sharp, stiff point

Ground Covers

Frog Fruit (Phyla incisa)
Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
Gray Santolina or Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
Green Santolina (Santolina virens)
Pigeonberry (Rivina humilis)
Prostrate Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus)
Thyme (Thymus spp.)
Wedelia (Wedelia trilobata)

Perennials

Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum)
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum x Johnsonii)
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Angel Trumpet (Datura spp)
Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii)
Blue Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)
Bouncing Bet / Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
Cape Honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis)
Copper Canyon Daisy (Tagetes lemonii)
Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
Elephant Ears (Alocasia spp./Colocasia spp.)
Evergreen Pavonia (Pavonia hastata)
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)
Goldmoss Sedum (Sedum acre)
Hummingbird Bush (Anisacanthus wrightii)
Indigo Spires Salvia (Salvia 'Indigo Spires')
Iris, Bearded (Iris spp.)
Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)
Lantana (Lantana spp.)
Mallow Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens)
Mealy Cup Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnaris)
Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera)
Mexican Mint Marigold (Tagetes lucida)
Mexican Oregano Poliomintha longifolia)
Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
Perilla/Shiso (Perilla frutescens 'Atropurpurea)
Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Santolina or Lavender Cotton (Santolina hamaecyparissus)
Santolina, Green (Santolina virens)
Silver King Artemisia (Artemisia ludoviciana)
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia fragrens)
Spined Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.)
Split Leaf Philodendron (P. selloum)
Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)
Wedelia (Wedelia trilobata)
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthum)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Ornamental grasses

Inland sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Gulf Muhley (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
Lindheimer's Muhley (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)
Pampas Grass(Cortaderia selloana)
Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum)

Flowers

Indigo Spires (Salvia spp.)
Larkspurs (Delphinium consolida)
Marigolds (Tagetes spp)
Mealy Cup Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Periwinkles (Catharanthus roseus)
Salvias (Salvia spp.)
Spider Flower (Cleome Hasslerana)
Zinnias (Zinnia spp.)

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