Deer Resistance Qualities

This is a list of plants categorized by level of deer resistance.

Rarely Damaged
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' Crimson Queen Red Japanese Maple Rarely Damaged Achillea 'Moonshine' Yarrow Rarely Damaged Achillea millefolium 'Rosea' Yarrow Rarely Damaged Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise' None Rarely Damaged Aloe plicatilis Fan Aloe Rarely Damaged Aloe striata Coral Aloe Rarely Damaged Anemanthele lessoniana (Stipa arundinacea) New Zealand Wind Grass; Pheasant's Tail Grass Rarely Damaged Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Emerald Carpet' Emerald Carpet Manzanita Rarely Damaged Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn' Howard McMinn Manzanita Rarely Damaged Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree Rarely Damaged Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise' Paradise Manzanita Rarely Damaged Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Rarely Damaged Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Wormwood Rarely Damaged Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' Myer's Asparagus Fern Rarely Damaged Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri Sprengeri Asparagus Fern Rarely Damaged Berberis thunbergii-atropurpurea 'Nana' Dwarf Japanese Barberry Rarely Damaged Carex divulsa (formerly c. tumicola) Berkeley Sedge Rarely Damaged Carex pansa California Meadow Sedge Rarely Damaged Carex Testacea Orange New Zealand Sedge Rarely Damaged Carpenteria californica Bush Anemone Rarely Damaged Cercis occidentalis (Shrub) Western Redbud Rarely Damaged Chionochloa flavicans Zotov Snow Tussock, Toetoe Rarely Damaged Choisya ternate Mexican Orange Rarely Damaged Chondropetalum tectorum Cape Rush Rarely Damaged Cistus skanbergii Pink Rockrose Rarely Damaged Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold' Golden Breath of Heaven Rarely Damaged Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree, ’Royal Purple’ Rarely Damaged Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta' Italian Cypress Rarely Damaged	Datura metel 'Belle Blanche' Devil's Trumpet Rarely Damaged Dendromecon harfordii Island Bush Poppy Rarely Damaged Echeveria ‘Afterglow’ Rarely Damaged Echinacea purpurea 'Big Sky Series' Coneflower Rarely Damaged Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Rarely Damaged Euphorbia characias wulfenii Spurge Rarely Damaged Feijoa sellowiana Pineapple Guava Rarely Damaged Fragaria chiloensis Ornamental Strawberry Rarely Damaged Fremontodendron californicum'Pacific Sunset' Pacific Sunset Flannel Bush Rarely Damaged Gaura lindheimeri Wand Flower/ Butterfly Gaura Rarely Damaged Gazania rigens'Gold Sun' Creeping Gazania/Treasure Flower Rarely Damaged Geranium incanum Cranesbill Geranium Rarely Damaged Geranium sanguineum Bloody Cranesbill Rarely Damaged Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' Holly 'Carissa' Rarely Damaged Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper Rarely Damaged Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia' Arcadia Juniper Rarely Damaged Lantana camara Lantana Rarely Damaged Lantana montevidensis 'New Gold' New Gold Trailing Lantana Rarely Damaged Lavandula Lavender Rarely Damaged Lavatera maritima Lavatera/Tree Mallow Rarely Damaged Limonium sinuatum Statice/Sea Lavender Rarely Damaged Mahonia repens Creeping Mahonia Rarely Damaged Melinus nerviglumis or Rhynchelytrum nerviglume Ruby Grass Rarely Damaged Microbiota decussata Siberian Carpet Cypress Rarely Damaged Monardella villosa 'Russian River' Coyate Mint Rarely Damaged Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly Grass, Pink Hair Grass, Purple Muhly Rarely Damaged Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low' Catmint Rarely Damaged Nerium oleander Oleander Rarely Damaged	Olea europaea Olive,’ Majestic Beauty’ Rarely Damaged Origanum rotundifolium 'Kent Beauty' Ornamental oregano Rarely Damaged Osteospermum 'Sparkler' African Daisy Rarely Damaged Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP' Blue Bedder/Foothills Penstemon Rarely Damaged Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Rarely Damaged Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage Rarely Damaged Phormium ' Wings of Gold' New Zealand Flax Rarely Damaged Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce Rarely Damaged Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum, Flowering Plum Rarely Damaged Quercus suber Cork Oak Rarely Damaged Rosmarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet' Huntington Carpet Rosemary Rarely Damaged Rubus calycinoides 'Emerald Carpet' Creeping Rasberry Rarely Damaged Salvia apiana White Sage Rarely Damaged Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman' Charparral Sage Rarely Damaged Salvia greggii Autumn Sage Rarely Damaged Salvia leucantha Mexican Sage Rarely Damaged Salvia nemorosa 'May Night' Meadow Sage Rarely Damaged Salvia sclarea Clary/Muscatel Sage Rarely Damaged Salvia spathacea Hummingbird Sage Rarely Damaged Stipa gigantea Giant Feather grass, Golden Oats Rarely Damaged Stipa ichu Peruvian Feather Grass Rarely Damaged Stipa ramosissima Pillar of Smoke Rarely Damaged Tagetes lemmonii Mexican Bush Marigold/Lemon scented marigold Rarely Damaged Thymus praecox arcticus Creeping Thyme Rarely Damaged Verbena tenuisecta 'Edith' Edith Verbenan Rarely Damaged Vitex agnus-castus Lilac Chaste Tree Rarely Damaged Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ Adam’s Needle Rarely Damaged
Seldom Damaged
Aeonium 'Sunburst' Copper Pinwheel Seldom Damaged Agastache 'Blue Fortune' Anise Hyssop Seldom Damaged Antirrhinum multiflorum 'Rose Snapdragon' Rose Snapdragon Seldom Damaged Arctotis stoechadifolia African Daisy Seldom Damaged Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Plant Seldom Damaged Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue Spirea/Bluebeard Seldom Damaged Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps' Julia Phelps California Lilac Seldom Damaged Clivia miniata Kaffir Lily Seldom Damaged Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' Tickseed Seldom Damaged Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' Royal Purple Smokebush Seldom Damaged Cuphea llavea Bat-faced Cuphea Seldom Damaged	Daphne odora 'Aureo-marginata' Winter Daphne Seldom Damaged Dryopteris arguta Wood Fern Seldom Damaged Dudleya ‘Britonni’ Chalk Dudleya Seldom Damaged Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' Coast Silk Tassel Seldom Damaged Helleborus x hybridus Christmas/Lenten Rose Seldom Damaged Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon/Christmas Berry Seldom Damaged Hypericum moserianum St John's Wort/Gold Flower Seldom Damaged Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Seldom Damaged Leptospermum scoparium Tea Tree, ‘Ruby Glow’ Seldom Damaged Lupinus albifrons Silver Bush Lupine Seldom Damaged Myrsine africana African Boxwood Seldom Damaged	Polypodium californicum California Ground Fern Seldom Damaged Polystichum munitum Western Sward Fern Seldom Damaged Polystichum setuosum Japanese Lace Fern Seldom Damaged Pyrus calleryana Bradford Pear Tree Seldom Damaged Rhamnus alaternus 'Variegata' Varigated Italian Buckthorn Seldom Damaged Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' Black-Eyed Susan Seldom Damaged Sedum makinoi “Ogon’ Golden Japanese Sedum, Golden Makino Sedum Seldom Damaged Senecio serpens Blue Chalk Sticks Seldom Damaged Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander Seldom Damaged Teucrium fruticans'Azurea' Bush Germander 'Azurea' Seldom Damaged Zauschneria californica 'Bert's Bluff' California Fuchsia Seldom Damaged
Occasionally Damaged
Alyogyne huegelii Blue Hibiscus Occasionally Damaged Bougainvillea 'Rosenka' Rosenka Bougainvillea Occasionally Damaged Ceanothus 'Concha' California Lilac 'Concha' Occasionally Damaged Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point' Yankee Pt. California Lilac Occasionally Damaged Ceanothus griseus horizontalis (Carmel Creeper California Lilac) Carmel Creeper California Lilac Occasionally Damaged Clytostoma callistegioides Lavender Trumpet Vine Occasionally Damaged Convolvulus cneorum Bush Morning Glory Occasionally Damaged	Correa ' Wyn's Wonder' Varigated Correa 'Wyn's Wonder' Occasionally Damaged Correa pulchella Pink Australian Fuschia Occasionally Damaged Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ Hens and Chicks Occasionally Damaged Eriogonum grande rubescens Red Buckwheat Occasionally Damaged Hardenbergia comptoniana Lilac Vine Occasionally Damaged Hardenbergia violacea rosea Coral Pea Vine Occasionally Damaged Hemerocallis Varieties Daylily Occasionally Damaged	Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkey Flower Occasionally Damaged Pittosporum crassifolium 'Nana' Karo Pittosporum Occasionally Damaged Rhamnus californica Ca. Coffee Berry Occasionally Damaged Ribes sanguineum glutinosum Pink - Flowered Current Occasionally Damaged Schinus molle California Pepper Tree Occasionally Damaged Sedum spurium ‘Tricolor’ Tricolor Two Row Stonecrop Occasionally Damaged Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria Occasionally Damaged
Deer Candy
Rosa 'Cecile Brunner' Cecile Brunner Rose/Sweetheart Rose/Mignon Deer Candy	Rosa banksiae Lady Banks Rose Deer Candy

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