DeerResistantGrassesFernsAnnuals

Deer Resistant Grasses, Ferns,
Groundcovers and Annuals
Living in a woodland environment often means dealing with foraging deer. If you are having this
problem in your landscape, try using some of these deer-resistant plants. Please note that no plant
can be guaranteed deer-proof. When hungry enough, deer eat many plants they normally pass by.
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GRASSES
GROUNDCOVERS
Sweetflag Sedge – Acorus spp.
English Ivy – Hedera helix
Feather Reed Grass - Calamagrostis acutiflora
Lily-of-the-Valley – Convalleria majalis
Sedges – Carex spp.
Sweet Woodruff – Galium odoratum
Northern Sea Oats - Chasmanthium latifolium
Barrenwort – Epimedium rubrum
Blue Fescue - Festuca ovina glauca
Dead Nettle – Lamium maculatum
Japanese Forest Grass – Hakonechloa sempervirens
Spurge – Pachysandra spp.
Blue Oat Grass – Helictotrichon sempervirens
Japanese Blood Grass – Imperata cylindrica
ANNUALS
Blue Lyme Grass - Elysmus arenarius
Ageratum
Japanese Silver Grass – Miscanthus spp.
Alyssum
Switch Grass – Panicum virgatum
Cleome
Fountain Grass – Pennisetum alopecuroides
Celosia
Indian Grass – Sorgastum spp.
Pelargonium
Lobelia
FERNS
Marigold
Wood Fern – Dryopteris spinulosa
Nasturtium
Ostrich Fern – Matteuccia struthiopteris
Petunia
Sensitive Fern – Onoclea sensibilis
Salvia
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea
Snapdragon
Royal Fern – Osmunda regalis
Verbena
Christmas Fern – Polystichum acrosticoides
Zinnia
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