|
Plant Type |
Common Name |
Latin Name |
Rating Category |
|
ANNUAL |
Ageratum |
Ageratum houstonianum |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Snapdragon |
Antirrhinum majus |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Angel's Trumpet |
Brugmansia sp. (Datura) |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Pot Marigold |
Calendula sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Annual Vinca |
Catharanthus rosea |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Dusty Miller |
Centaurea cineraria |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Spider Flower |
Cleome sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Larkspur |
Consolida ambigua |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Snow-on-the-Mountain |
Euphorbia marginata |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Strawflower |
Helichrysum |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Heliotrope |
Heliotropium arborescens |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Sweet Alyssum |
Lobularia maritima |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
False Camomile |
Matricaria sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Forget-Me-Not |
Myosotis sylvatica |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Flowering Tobacco |
Nicotiana sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Poppy |
Papaver sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Anise |
Pimpinalla anisum |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Rosemary |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Dill |
Anethumus graveolens |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Borage |
Borage officinalis |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Cock's Comb |
Celosia sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Bachelor's Buttons |
Centaurea cyanus |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Wallflower |
Cheiranthus sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
California Poppy |
Eschscholzia californica |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Candytuft |
Iberis umbellata |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Lantana |
Lantana sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Lobelia |
Lobelia sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Stocks |
Matthiola sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Basil |
Ocimum basilicum |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Shiso |
Perilla frutescens |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Parsley |
Petroselinum crispum |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Salvia |
Salvia |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
French Marigold |
Tagetes patula |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Nasturtium |
Tropaeolum majus |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Verbena |
Verbena x hybrida |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Zinnia |
Zinnia sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Wax Begonia |
Begonia semperflorens |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Coleus |
Coleus sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Cosmos |
Cosmos sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Dahlia |
Dahlia sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Gerbera Daisy |
Gerbera jamesonii |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Sunflower |
Helianthus sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Balsam, Touch-Me-Not |
Impatiens balsamina |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Impatiens |
Impatiens walleriana |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Morning Glory |
Ipomea sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Geranium |
Pelargonium sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Garden Petunia |
Petunia sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
ANNUAL |
Pansy |
Viola sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
BIENNIAL |
Common Foxglove |
Digitalis purpurea |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BIENNIAL |
Sweet William |
Dianthus barbatus |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BIENNIAL |
Money Plant |
Lunaria annua |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BIENNIAL |
Forget-Me-Not |
Myosotis alpestris |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BIENNIAL |
Canterbury Bells |
Campanula medium |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Ornamental Onion |
Allium sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Autumn Crocus |
Colchicum sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Bluebell |
Endymion sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Winter Aconite |
Eranthus hyemalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Crown Imperial, Fritilia |
Fritilaria imperialis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Snowdrops |
Galanthus nivalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Daffodil |
Narcissus sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Siberian Squill |
Scilla siberica |
Rarely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Camassia |
Camassia leichtlini |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Canna Lily |
Canna sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Elephant Ear |
Colocasia esculenta |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Crocus |
Crocus sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Gladiolus |
Gladiolus sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Glory Lily |
Gloriosa superba |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Hyacinth |
Hyacinthus sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Grape Hyacinth |
Muscari sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Wood Sorrel |
Oxalis sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Calla Lily |
Zantedeschia sp. |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Caladium |
Caladium sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Garden Lily |
Lilium sp. |
Occasionally Severely Damaged |
|
BULB |
Tulip |
Tulip sp. |
Frequently Severely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Japanese Painted Fern |
Athyrium goeringianum (nipponicum) |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Holly Fern |
Cyrtomium falcatum |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Hayscented Fern |
Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Wood Fern |
Dryopteris marginalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Ostrich Fern |
Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Sensitive Fern |
Onoclea sensibilis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Cinnamon Fern |
Osmunda cinnamomea |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Royal Fern |
Osmunda regalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
Christmas Fern |
Polystichum arcostichoides |
Rarely Damaged |
|
FERN |
New York Fern |
Thelyptens noveboracensis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Bishop's Weed |
Aegopodium podagaria |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Bugleweed |
Ajuga reptans |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Bearberry |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Lily of the Valley |
Convallaria majalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Barrenwort |
Epimediurn sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Sweet Woodruff |
Galium odoratum (Asperula odorata) |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Spotted Deadnettle |
Lamium sp. |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Allegheny Spurge |
Pachysandra procumbens |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Pachysandra |
Pachysandra terminalis |
Rarely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Plumbago |
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
Creeping Wintergreen |
Gaultheria procumbens |
Seldom Severely Damaged |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
|
The
following is a list of landscape plants rated
according to their resistance to deer damage.
The list was compiled with input from nursery
and landscape professionals, Cooperative Extension
personnel, and Master Gardeners in