Deer Resistant Plants

Having just moved to Colorado from the suburbs of Dallas, I was not prepared for the new challenges in finding plants for my garden.  Where we are located in Colorado Springs, there are a lot of deer.  Our first attempt at planting a garden was stopped by an overnight herd of cows that decided they were going to eat all of our new plants.  But, after a bit of research I found that there is a solution.

Finding Deer Resistant Plants

Deer tend to avoid some plants and relish others. While no plant can be
guaranteed to be "deer-proof," some types of plants are less tasty to a
deer. We found the followng list of plants from the local home-depot nursery.  

Deer Resistant Perennials

• Anemone - Anemone
  
• Bee Balm - Monarda didym
  
• Bellflower - Campanula spp. 
  
• Butterfly Weed - Asclepias sp.
  
• Candytuft - Iberis sempervirens
  
• Columbine - Aquilegi
  
• Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea
  
• Coreopsis - Coreopsis
  
• Cranesvill - Geranium spp.
  
• Daisy - Chrysanthemum spp. 
  
• Dame's Rocket - Hesperis matronalis
  
• Fleabane Daisy - Erigeron hybrids
  
• Foam Flower - Tiarella cordifolia
  
• Geum - Geum hybrids
  
• Goldenrod - Solidago hybrids
• Heartleaf Bergenia - Bergenia
  
• Helen's Flower - Helenium autumnale
  
• Hellebore - Helleborus spp.
  
• Hibiscus - Hibiscus spp. 
  
• Iris - Iris spp. 
  
• Jacob's Ladder - Polemonium caeruleum
  
• Joe-Pye Weed - Eupatorium spp.
  
• Maltese Cross - Lychnis chalcedonica
  
• Monkshood - Aconitum sp.
  
• Orange Coneflower - Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
  
• Peony - Paeonia hybrids
• Pinks - Dianthus spp. 
  
• Rock Cress - Arabis caucasica
  
• Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia
  
• Salvia - Salvia spp. 
  
• Sempervivum - Sempervivum spp. 
• Snow-in-Summer - Cerastium tomentosum
  
• Soapwort - Saponaria ocymoides
  
• Spanish Baayonet - Yucca filamentosa
  
• Speedwell - Veronica spp.
  
• White Mugwort - Artemisia lactiflora
  
• Yarrow - Achillea spp.