Quick answer: 59 deer-resistant native plants are native to Florida, 53 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.
59 species
- Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 21 states
- American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 44 states
- Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis · 34 states
- Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 21 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 40 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides · 34 states
- Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 32 states
- Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale · 40 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 43 states
- Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana · 18 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
- Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
- Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 35 states
- Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 26 states
- Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris · 16 states
- Heart-leaved meadow parsnip Zizia aptera · 30 states
- Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 24 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
- Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 35 states
- Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 35 states
- Largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora · 25 states
- Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
- Lobed tickseed Coreopsis auriculata · 8 states
- Low prickly pear Opuntia humifusa · 31 states
- Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 22 states
- Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum · 35 states
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 23 states
- New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis · 18 states
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 31 states
- Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 23 states
- Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 29 states
- Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium · 20 states
- Royal fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis · 30 states
- Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
- Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 13 states
- Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 26 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 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
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Threadleaf coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata · 14 states
- Virginia chain fern Woodwardia virginica · 24 states
- Virginia iris Iris virginica · 26 states
- White wild indigo Baptisia alba · 23 states
- Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 30 states
Deer-resistant native plants in Florida: what to know
59 of the 228 plants native to Florida in this directory fit this need: 26% of the state's list, close to the 28% share across all species.
Between them they flower from January through December, with the most in bloom in June. Mixing early and late bloomers keeps the planting useful all season.
Many do double duty: 47 are also good for pollinators, 34 are also drought-tolerant, 33 are also good for birds.
49 of them grow in full or partial sun and 25 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Black-eyed Susan and Bloodroot to trees such as American wisteria and Eastern red cedar. For wildlife, 47 support pollinators, 33 provide food or cover for birds and 20 are caterpillar host plants.
53 of the 59 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying American wisteria, Black-eyed Susan, Common yarrow: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms Jul-Oct
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Dec
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Aug-Nov