Special Collections
Deer Resistant Species
Few plants are completely deer resistant. Several factors influence deer browsing including the density of the deer population, environmental conditions such as drought, and plant palatability. Deer tend to avoid plants with aromatic foliage, tough leathery and/or hairy or prickly leaves or plants with milky latex or sap. Try using some of the plants listed here to minimize deer damage to your landscape.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Saururus cernuus | Lizard's Tail Lizard Tail Breastweed Water Dragon | |
| Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage Tropical Sage Blood Sage Red Sage Indian Fire | |
| Samolus ebracteatus ssp. cuneatus | Limewater Brookweed Limerock Brookweed | |
| Salvia engelmannii | Engelmann's Sage Engelmann's Salvia | |
| Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage | |
| Salvia greggii | Autumn Sage Cherry Sage Gregg Salvia | |
| Sagittaria lancifolia | Lanceleaf Arrowhead Duck-potato Bulltongue Arrowhead Bull-tongue Arrowhead | |
| Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. media | Bulltongue Arrowhead Scythe-fruit Arrowhead | |
| Sagittaria longiloba | Longbarb Arrowhead Flecha De Agua Long-lobe Arrowhead Long-barb Arrowhead | |
| Salvia lycioides | Canyon Sage | |
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