Here is a link to our Altitude & Deer & Rabbit Resistant   compiled list of perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs that are typically deer and/or rabbit resistant that we have used for a couple of decades, updating every couple years.

****Please note that our since the deer and rabbits are illiterate, they do not always follow the list.****

Perennials Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Perennials Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Perennials Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant
Agastache (Hyssop) X X Geum X
Ajuga X Golden Rod (Solidago) X Sedum (Stone Crop, Autumn Joy) X X
Allium (Ornamental Chives) X Hellebores X Snow in Summer (Cerastium Tomentosum) X
Allysum (Basket of Gold) X Hosta X Soapwort X
Anemone X Ice Plant X Speedwell (Veronica) X
Artemisia X Iris X Sweet Woodruff
Aster X Ivy, English X Tansy X
Astilbe X Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium Caeruleum) X Thyme X
Baby’s Breath X Joe-Pie Weed (Eupatorium) X Torch Lily (Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia uvaria) X
Basket of Gold X Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus Ruber) X Vinca X X
Bee Balm (Monarda) X X Kinnikinnick X Virginia Creeper X X
Bleeding Heart X Lady’s Mantle X Yarrow X
Broomweed X Lamb’s Ear (Stachys Byzantina) X Zauschneria species (Hummingbird Trumpet) X X
Candytuft X Lamium X Zinnia, Prairie X
Catmint (Nepeta) X X Lavender X X
Chocolate Flower (Berlandia) X Liatris X
Clematis X Lily of the Valley X Annuals
Columbine X X Lungwort X Ageratum X
Coreopsis X Lupine X Bachelor’s Button X
Creeping Phlox X Mahonia X X Dusty Miller X
Daisy X Mexican Hat X Marigold X
Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis Matronalis) X Monkshood X Morning Glory X
Daylily X Ozark Sundrops X Snapdragon X
Delphinium X Pincushion Flower X Verbena X
Dianthus X Penstemon X X Zinnia X
Echinacea (Coneflower) X Peony X X
Euphorbia X Poppy X
Ferns X X Ratibida (Mexican or Prairie Coneflower) X Bulbs
Flax X Red Hot Poker X
Four o’Clock X Rose Campion X Allium X X
Foxglove X Rudbeckias X X Daffodils X
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) X X Sage, Russian X X Hyacinths X
Gayfeather X Santolina X X Snowdrops (Galanthus) X
Geranium X X Saponaria X
Shrubs Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Shrubs Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant
Trees
Apache Plume X Rabbitbrush X X
Barberry X Raspberry, Boulder X Ash (Green or White) X
Beautybush X Rhododendron X Birch X
Big Sage X Rose of Sharon X Box Elder X
Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris) X X Sage, Russian X X Buckeye, Ohio X
Boxwood X X Sage, Tall Western X Fir, Concolor X
Broom X X Saltbush, Four Wing X Fir, Douglas X
Buckthorn X X St Johnswort X Hackberry, Common X
Buffaloberry X Shadblow Serviceberry X Hawthorn X
Butterfly Bush X X Shrub Roses X Honeylocust X
Chokecherry, Canada Red X Silverberry X Maple, Amur (Ginnala or Flame) X
Coralberry, Hancock X Snowberry X Maple, Rocky Mountain X
Cotoneaster X Spirea (Most) X Maple, Silver X
Cranberry, Highbush X Sumac, Fragrant X Maple, Tartarian X
Currant (Ribes) X Yew X Oak, Gambel’s X
Daphne, Carol Mackie X X Pine, Bristlecone X
Daphne, Rock X X Pine, Lodgepole X
Dogwood, Redtwig or Yellow X Pine, Pinon X
Elder, Golden X Pine, Ponderosa X
Fernbush X Herbs Spruce X
Honeysuckle X X
Juniper X Chives X X Grasses
Leadplant X Dill X
Lilac X X Garlic X X Feather Reed X
Maple, Rocky Mountain X Hyssop X Maiden X
Mockorange X Lavender X Oat, Blue X
Mountain Mahogany X Lemon Balm X
Nanking Cherry X Marjoram X
Ninebark, Mountain X Mint X X
Oregon Grape Holly X Oregano X X
Peashrub X Rosemary X
Potentilla X Sage X
Pyracantha X Tarragon X
Quince X Thyme X X