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Deer Resistant Perennials For Sale - Perfect For Landscapes

Deer-resistant perennials are a good solution if deer are brazenly snacking in your yard as if it's their salad bar. This frustrating problem isn't uncommon for people who live in stag-heavy areas, as deer eat up to 8% of their total weight in vegetation daily. Fortunately, they discriminate regarding what they consume, and we know how to turn them away from your garden. Deer are herbivores and feast on various flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

For this reason, they are usually attracted to gardens or backyards with food, shelter, water, and many fragrant flowers. All these ornamental plants and shrubs should serve as a lust garden sanctuary for you to enjoy, not a meal for local deer. While it can be impossible to make your backyard completely deer-proof, planting deer-resistant perennials will minimize deer damage.

You can maintain a lust green garden filled with beautiful and vibrant flowers with deer-resistant perennial plants. You can choose from flowers with strong scents, fuzzy or aromatic leaves, and spiny textures from Bee Balm to Blood Root Plant. TN Nursery has a variety of deer-resistant shrubs and plants based on your garden design.

Featured Deer-Resistant Perennials

Our carefully selected collection of deer-resistant perennials boasts more than 60 plants with different textures and beautiful blooms. Bee Balm is among the top favorites, featuring vibrant red and pink flowers. While they look stunning in any outdoor space, the citrus notes in the fragrance make it an excellent deer and pest repellent. Plus, this perennial attracts pollinators, promoting biodiversity in your garden.

Next, we have another gardener's favorite, Spigelia Indian Pink. This native wildflower grabs attention due to its tubular red-yellow blooms. This vibrant yet stunning flower also attracts pollinators like hummingbirds while deterring deer. Painted Trillium, Wood Poppy, and Wisteria Vine are among the best options to add elegance to your garden while ensuring no deer feast on your plants and flowers.

Explore our deer-resistant perennial collection to find these shrubs and several other plants in various bloom colors, seasons, and planting zones.

Black-eyed Susan

Among our top-selling perennials in this category are these tall plants that feature cheerful, bright yellow flowers with a black center. The plants are covered in coarse, hairy fibers that keep deer away.

Mayapple

Mayapple is a flowering plant with white umbrella-shaped blooms. Stags dislike their floral solid aroma.

Trumpet Vines

Trumpet vines boast showy red and orange blooms. Their spicy aroma keeps stags away but draws hummingbirds like a magnet.

TN Nursery Offers the Healthiest Deer Resistant Perennials

At TN Nursery, we offer the best options to outsmart stags while giving you a gorgeous landscape. We're glad to have you join the ever-growing group of gardeners who trust us with all their landscaping and gardening needs.

FAQ

What are some plants deer won't eat?

Deer generally avoid plants with strong scents, fuzzy leaves, or toxic properties. TN Nursery offers a wide variety of perennials with these characteristics:

  • Yarrow (Achillea): Known for its feathery, aromatic leaves and long-lasting flowers.
  • Milkweed (Asclepias): Several varieties are available, and the plant's milky sap is a deterrent.
  • Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea): A popular native with coarse leaves and stems that deer tend to dislike.
  • Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta): The rough, hairy texture of the leaves and stems makes this a less appealing choice for deer.
  • Bee Balm (Monarda): A member of the mint family with a strong, aromatic scent that deer find unpleasant.
  • Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense): A low-growing plant with fragrant leaves that deer typically avoid.
  • Christmas Ferns (Polystichum acrostichoides): A hardy, evergreen fern with a texture that deer do not favor.
  • Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum): This plant has toxic foliage, making it a reliable deer-resistant choice for shady areas.

What are the hardiest deer resistant perennials?

These perennials are exceptionally tough, drought-tolerant, and require minimal care once established. Deer avoid them due to their strong scents and coarse textures.

  • Yarrow (Achillea): Known for its feathery, aromatic leaves and long-lasting, flat-topped flowers. It thrives in poor soil and is very drought-tolerant.
  • Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea): A classic native wildflower that is heat and drought-resistant. Its bristly flower cones and coarse leaves deter deer.
  • Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta): These cheerful, golden-yellow flowers are tough and reliable. The hairy texture of their leaves and stems makes them unpalatable to deer.
  • Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa): A type of milkweed that is vital for monarch butterflies. It's a hardy plant with a deep taproot that helps it withstand drought. Its bitter, milky sap is a strong deterrent for deer.
  • Blanket Flower (Gaillardia): Thriving in heat and full sun, this long-blooming perennial is known for its vibrant, daisy-like flowers. Its fuzzy foliage makes it deer-resistant.

For Shady and Woodland Areas

These hardy perennials are excellent for adding life to the shadier parts of your garden where deer often browse.

  • Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides): An evergreen fern that provides year-round interest. Deer consistently ignore its leathery, textured fronds. It is very adaptable and requires little maintenance once established.
  • Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense): A low-growing groundcover with unique, kidney-shaped leaves. The leaves have a distinct ginger-like scent when crushed, which deer find unpleasant.
  • Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum): A fascinating woodland plant with large, umbrella-like leaves. Its foliage is toxic, making it highly deer-resistant. It's a hardy plant that will form a colony in shady spots.
  • Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum): An elegant plant with gracefully arching stems and dangling bell-shaped flowers. It is a tough, long-lived perennial that is not bothered by deer.
  • Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa): A tall, stately perennial with beautiful, fragrant white flower spikes in late summer. Its leaves are toxic, providing excellent protection from deer. It is a very hardy and long-lived plant.

When you purchase from TN Nursery, you can be confident that you are getting plants that are well-suited for the Tennessee climate and are known to be unappealing to local deer populations.

What smell do deer absolutely hate?

Deer absolutely hate strong scents like lavender, mint, and garlic. These natural aromas overwhelm their sensitive noses and keep them away from gardens. Planting these fragrant, easy-to-grow herbs and flowers helps protect your landscape without chemicals.