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Deer-Resistant Annuals
Deer-resistant annuals give you a season of color deer tend to ignore — marigolds, snapdragons, ageratum and more, rated A or B. All 36 are listed below, with hardiness zones.
Search all 527 plants & filter by your zone →| Plant | Botanical name | Type / zones | Deer rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ageratum 🦌 | Ageratum houstonianum | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Angel's Trumpet 🦌 | Brugmansia sp. (Datura) | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Anise 🦌 | Pimpinalla anisum | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Annual Vinca 🦌 | Catharanthus rosea | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Bachelor's Buttons 🦌 | Centaurea cyanus | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Basil 🦌 | Ocimum basilicum | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Borage 🦌 | Borage officinalis | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| California Poppy 🦌 | Eschscholzia californica | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Candytuft 🦌 | Iberis umbellata | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Cock's Comb 🦌 | Celosia sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Dill 🦌 | Anethumus graveolens | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Dusty Miller 🦌 | Centaurea cineraria | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| False Camomile 🦌 | Matricaria sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Flowering Tobacco 🦌 | Nicotiana sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Forget-Me-Not 🦌 | Myosotis sylvatica | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| French Marigold 🦌 | Tagetes patula | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Heliotrope 🦌 | Heliotropium arborescens | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Lantana 🦌 | Lantana sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Larkspur 🦌 | Consolida ambigua | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Lobelia 🦌 | Lobelia sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Nasturtium 🦌 | Tropaeolum majus | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Parsley 🦌 | Petroselinum crispum | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Poppy 🦌 | Papaver sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Pot Marigold 🦌 | Calendula sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Rosemary 🦌 | Rosmarinus officinalis | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Salvia 🦌 | Salvia | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Shiso 🦌 | Perilla frutescens | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Snapdragon 🦌 | Antirrhinum majus | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Snow-on-the-Mountain 🦌 | Euphorbia marginata | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Spider Flower 🦌 | Cleome sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Stocks 🦌 | Matthiola sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Strawflower 🦌 | Helichrysum | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Sweet Alyssum 🦌 | Lobularia maritima | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Verbena 🦌 | Verbena x hybrida | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Wallflower 🦌 | Cheiranthus sp. | AnnualsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Zinnia 🦌 | Zinnia sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
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