Deer-resistant native plants

Quick answer: 185 species in the directory match "Deer-resistant native plants", 140 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.

Deer-resistant native plants by state

The same list narrowed to plants native to one state.

All 185 species

Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.

• Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 21 states
• American century plant Agave americana · 2 states
• American smoketree Cotinus obovatus · 2 states
• American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 states
• Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
• Arroyo lupine Lupinus succulentus · 2 states
• Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
• Banana yucca Yucca baccata · 8 states
• Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 34 states
• Beavertail prickly pear Opuntia basilaris · 1 states
• Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
• Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata · 14 states
• Black sage Salvia mellifera · 1 states
• Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 44 states
• Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
• Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis · 34 states
• Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 19 states
• Blue wild indigo Baptisia australis · 23 states
• Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 13 states
• Brittlebush Encelia farinosa · 4 states
• Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 21 states
• Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
• Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 40 states
• California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum · 3 states
• California fuchsia Epilobium canum · 8 states
• California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
• Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 37 states
• Canadian wild ginger Asarum canadense · 30 states
• Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
• Chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei · 2 states
• Chocolate flower Berlandiera lyrata · 6 states
• Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides · 34 states
• Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 32 states
• Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 9 states
• Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora · 7 states
• Common gaillardia (blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata · 11 states
• Common juniper Juniperus communis · 39 states
• Common manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita · 1 states
• Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale · 40 states
• Common sotol Dasylirion wheeleri · 3 states
• Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
• Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 12 states
• Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 6 states
• Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 43 states
• Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens · 5 states
• Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
• Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
• Douglas iris Iris douglasiana · 3 states
• Dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria · 32 states
• Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata · 17 states
• Dwarf larkspur Delphinium tricorne · 15 states
• Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana · 18 states
• Eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens · 13 states
• Eastern hay-scented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula · 25 states
• Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 24 states
• Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 37 states
• Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
• Eastern smooth beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus · 15 states
• Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii · 1 states
• Engelmann's prickly pear (cactus apple) Opuntia engelmannii · 1 states
• Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
• Foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus · 1 states
• Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 35 states
• Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
• Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 35 states
• Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 26 states
• Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 36 states
• Green milkweed Asclepias viridis · 2 states
• Greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula · 9 states
• Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris · 16 states
• Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus · 19 states
• Heart-leaved meadow parsnip Zizia aptera · 30 states
• Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 24 states
• Huisache Vachellia farnesiana · 1 states
• Hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea · 1 states
• Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis · 12 states
• Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 17 states
• Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 37 states
• Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 37 states
• Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 21 states
• Interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana · 29 states
• Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 35 states
• Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia · 3 states
• Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 35 states
• Large penstemon (shell-leaf beardtongue) Penstemon grandiflorus · 12 states
• Largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora · 25 states
• Leadplant Amorpha canescens · 16 states
• Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
• Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
• Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 10 states
• Lewis flax (blue flax) Linum lewisii · 17 states
• Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
• Littleflower penstemon Penstemon procerus · 11 states
• Lobed tickseed Coreopsis auriculata · 8 states
• Longbract wild indigo (cream false indigo) Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea · 19 states
• Low prickly pear Opuntia humifusa · 31 states
• Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 22 states
• Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum · 35 states
• Mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea · 1 states
• Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
• Miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor · 4 states
• Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 23 states
• Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana · 9 states
• Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 11 states
• Narrowleaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis · 6 states
• Nettleleaf giant hyssop Agastache urticifolia · 9 states
• New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis · 18 states
• Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica · 2 states
• Northern blue flag Iris versicolor · 10 states
• Northern maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum · 37 states
• Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 31 states
• Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 23 states
• Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris · 13 states
• Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida · 17 states
• Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri · 3 states
• Parry's agave Agave parryi · 2 states
• Parry's penstemon Penstemon parryi · 1 states
• Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 29 states
• Pincushion daisy (perfumeballs) Gaillardia suavis · 1 states
• Pineleaf penstemon Penstemon pinifolius · 2 states
• Plains coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria · 16 states
• Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha · 29 states
• Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis · 19 states
• Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
• Prairie ironweed Vernonia fasciculata · 14 states
• Prairie onion Allium stellatum · 12 states
• Prairie tickseed Coreopsis palmata · 10 states
• Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens · 20 states
• Purple sage (desert sage) Salvia dorrii · 7 states
• Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium · 20 states
• Red spruce Picea rubens · 15 states
• Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 26 states
• Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis · 11 states
• Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 5 states
• Rocky Mountain zinnia Zinnia grandiflora · 6 states
• Rose's wild ginger Asarum rosei · 1 states
• Rough coneflower Rudbeckia grandiflora · 1 states
• Royal fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis · 30 states
• Royal penstemon Penstemon speciosus · 6 states
• Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa · 17 states
• Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
• Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 25 states
• Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
• Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 12 states
• Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
• Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 13 states
• Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 26 states
• Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia · 13 states
• Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa · 28 states
• Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa · 17 states
• Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
• Silver lupine Lupinus albifrons · 1 states
• Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
• Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis · 1 states
• Small's beardtongue Penstemon smallii · 5 states
• Southern wax myrtle Morella cerifera · 8 states
• Spanish dagger Yucca aloifolia · 7 states
• Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 29 states
• Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 28 states
• Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
• Sweet Joe-Pye Eutrochium purpureum · 33 states
• Sweet coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa · 11 states
• Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 21 states
• Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
• Texas bluebonnet (state flower) Lupinus texensis · 2 states
• Texas mountain laurel Dermatophyllum secundiflorum · 1 states
• Texas sacahuista Nolina texana · 1 states
• Threadleaf coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata · 14 states
• Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
• Upland larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum · 13 states
• Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica · 23 states
• Virginia chain fern Woodwardia virginica · 24 states
• Virginia iris Iris virginica · 26 states
• Virginia mountain mint Pycnanthemum virginianum · 27 states
• Wasatch penstemon Penstemon cyananthus · 4 states
• Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
• Western ironweed Vernonia baldwinii · 1 states
• Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
• White sage Salvia apiana · 1 states
• White spruce Picea glauca · 1 states
• White wild indigo Baptisia alba · 23 states
• Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 30 states
• Woolly paperflower Psilostrophe tagetina · 7 states
• Woollypod milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa · 1 states
• Yellow (Bush's) coneflower Echinacea paradoxa · 1 states