Plants Usually Not Preferred by Deer
E = evergreen; N = native to Maine
| Deciduous Trees: | |
|---|---|
| Acer saccharinum N | Silver Maple |
| Betula papyrifera N | White Birch |
| Crataegus species some N | Hawthorn |
| Deciduous Shrubs: | |
| Amelanchier species some N | Serviceberry |
| Comptonia peregrina N | Sweetfern |
| Cornus sericea N | Redosier Dogwood |
| Cotoneaster species | Cotoneaster |
| Forsythia ‘Northern Sun’ | Northern Sun Forsythia |
| Myrica species some N | Bayberry |
| Dasiphora (Potentilla) fruticosa N | Bush Cinquefoil |
| Spiraea x bumalda | Bumald Spirea |
| Spiraea x vanhouttei | Vanhoutte Spirea |
| Syringa vulgaris | Common Lilac |
| Viburnum lentago N | Nannyberry |
| Evergreen Trees: | |
| Picea abies E | Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca E, N | White Spruce |
| Picea omorika E | Serbian Spruce |
| Picea pungens E | Colorado Spruce |
| Pinus sylvestris E | Scots Pine |
| Evergreen Shrubs: | |
| Buxus sempervirens E | Common Boxwood |
| Ilex glabra N | Inkberry |
| Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ E | Bird’s-Nest Spruce |
| Picea glauca conica E | Dwarf Alberta Spruce |
| Pieris species | Pieris |
| Pinus mugo E | Mugo Pine |
| Groundcovers: | |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi E, N | Bearberry |
| Asarum europaeum E | European Wildginger |
| Convallaria majalis | Lily-of-the-Valley |
| Galium odoratum | Sweet Woodruff |
| Mitchella repens E, N | Partridgeberry |
| Pachysandra terminalis E | Japanese Pachysandra |
| Herbaceous Perennials: | |
| Achillea species | Yarrow |
| Allium species | Flowering Onion |
| Anemone species | Anemone |
| Artemisia species | Wormwood |
| Bergenia species E | Bergenia |
| Calluna species E | Heather |
| Coreopsis species | Coreopsis |
| Dianthus species E | Pinks |
| Dicentra species | Bleedingheart |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower |
| Echinops ritro | Globe Thistle |
| Euphorbia species | Spurge |
| Iris sibirica | Siberian Iris |
| Lavandula species | Lavender |
| Leucanthemum x superbum | Shasta Daisy |
| Liatris spicata | Spike Gayfeather |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Eulalia Grass |
| Monarda didyma | Beebalm |
| Narcissus species | Daffodil |
| Paeonia lactiflora | Peony |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage |
| Salvia species | Salvia |
| Stachys byzantina | Woolly Lamb’s Ear |
| Thymus species E | Thyme |
| Annuals: | |
| Ageratum houstonianum | Ageratum |
| Antirrhinum majus | Snapdragon |
| Begonia sempervirens-cultorum | Wax Begonia |
| Cleome hasslerana | Spider Flower |
| Heliotropium arborescens | Heliotrope |
| Lobularia maritima | Sweet Alyssum |
| Pelargoniun x hortorum | Zonal Geranium |
| Salvia farinacea | Blue Salvia |
| Senecio cineraria | Dusty Miller |
| Tagetes species | Marigold |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.