Deer-Resistant Native Plants by Region
Are deer grazing your gardens? Below are cards with five native plants per region that won’t be a deer’s first choice to nibble. Remember, deer will try just about anything, but these plants have a better chance than others at being left alone.
Print out these cards or write down the plant names and take them to your local nursery or look them up on Garden for Wildlife. Try planting these unpalatable plants in clusters of three or four. Then, even if deer do sample them, there will be plenty left behind.
Examples of Cards
Download by clicking on your region/state/province/territory to see plant species
Regions in the United States
- Alaska
- California
- Hawaiian Islands
- Northeast
- CT, DE, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, WV, VA, VT
- Northwest
- Parts of northern CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
- North/Central
- IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI
- Southwest
- AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT
- Southeast
- AL, GA, FL, NC, parts of MS, SC, TN
- South/Central
- AL, AR, LA, parts of MS, OK, TX
Please note these lists are not exhaustive, there are other native plants that have deer resistance.
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