Deer Resistant Plants

The following is a list of perennials, which seem to have strong deer resistance.
Migrating deer tend to sample plants and move on so it seems impossible to "educate" them with distasteful plants but if you have a local herd living near your yard here are a few plants worthy of a try.

Family – Mint: Siberian Catnip, English Lavender, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Ajuga, Lamb's Ears, Bee Balm, Teucrium and Yellow Archangel are members of the same family that deer almost never eat.

Family – Pinks: Snow-in-summer; Clove Pink; Sweet William; Cheddar Pink; Cottage Pink; Maiden Pink; Crown-Pink including Catchfly, Maltese Cross and Rose Campion; Bouncing-Bet and Tumbling Ted and Indian Pink. Other members of this family are Baby's Breath and Irish and Scotch Moss.

The following list contains additional trees, shrubs and perennials which are eaten less often.

Incense Cedar, Pine, Spruce, Fir, Manzanita, Barberry, Cotoneaster, Oregon Grape, Potentilla, Sumac, Currant, Lilac, Viburnum. -and- Vinca, Yarrow, Astilbe, Sagebrush,Campanula, Jupiter's Beard, Coreopsis, Bleeding Heart, Foxglove, Ferns, Candytuft, Red-Hot-Poker, Monkey Flower, Daffodil, Penstemon, Santolina,Veronica, Zauschneria.

Any plants with aromatic or silvery foliage are good plants to try for deer resistance.