Deer Resistant Plants

Deer resistant plants are the smart solution for gardeners who love beautiful landscapes. They're especially helpful if you share your yard with hungry deer. If you've watched deer wander through your beds and munch on your favorites, you know how frustrating that can be. The good news is that deer tend to avoid plants with strong scents, tough textures, and bitter tastes. There are plenty of gorgeous options that fit that profile.

At Garden Crossings, our deer resistant plant collection spans annuals, perennials, and shrubs. You'll find varieties with stunning blooms, bold foliage, and unique textures that look great all season. Because these plants naturally discourage grazing, you can design a beautiful landscape without worrying about deer damage.

A deer with light brown fur grazes on green plants in a garden, surrounded by trees and lush vegetation.
Close-up of a brilliant pink Jazz Hands® Velvet Chinese Fringe-Flower (Loropetalum) bloom with twisted petals, set against dark purple foliage and a softly blurred background that highlights its unique structure - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.The rich purple foliage of Jazz Hands® Velvet Chinese Fringe-Flower (Loropetalum) appears in the foreground, accented by pink fringe flowers, while soft green leaves and tiny yellow blooms blur in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Jazz Hands® Velvet Chinese Fringe-Flower (Loropetalum)

$22.99
$22.99
Top-down view of a Jolene Jolene® Beautybush (Kolkwitzia) displays clusters of small white and pink flowers with yellow centers, its green leaves cascading from a white pot placed on a gray surface - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A close-up of a Jolene Jolene® Beautybush (Kolkwitzia) branch displays clusters of small pink and white flowers among green leaves, with additional blooms from this striking flowering shrub softly blurred in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Jolene Jolene® Beautybush (Kolkwitzia)

$21.99
$21.99

Close-up of Jolly Good™ Clematis, a vibrant climbing plant with purple flowers, yellow centers, and lush green leaves. Some buds and petals are visible, capturing a lively blooming scene - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of vibrant Jolly Good™ Clematis flowers in bloom, a popular climbing plant, with lush green leaves and several unopened buds, all bathed in bright sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Jolly Good™ Clematis

$22.99
$22.99

The Juiced® Orange Jessamine (Cestrum) features bright yellow, star-shaped flowers on a drought-tolerant shrub with green leaves, all beautifully illuminated by natural sunlight. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A shrub with clusters of small, bright yellow-orange tubular flowers and lush green leaves, Juiced® Orange Jessamine (Cestrum) adds vibrant color to any outdoor garden. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Juiced® Orange Jessamine (Cestrum)

$21.99
$21.99

A dense cluster of Junior Walker™ Catmint (Nepeta) with tall spikes of small purple flowers and green foliage, grows beside a patch of green grass - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Junior Walker™ Catmint (Nepeta) with abundant purple-blue flower spikes, green foliage, and lasting color surrounded by mulch - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Junior Walker™ Catmint (Nepeta)

$17.99
$17.99
Just Chill Red Tip® Camellia is an evergreen shrub with glossy green and reddish-brown leaves, showcasing pink flowers with yellow centers. Fallen leaves are scattered on the grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of the Just Chill Red Tip® Camellia, an evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and vibrant red new growth, glistening with water droplets against a softly blurred background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Just Chill Red Tip® Camellia

$23.99
$23.99
Close-up of Just Chill® Double Mauve Camellia is an evergreen shrub with double mauve blooms and yellow centers among dark green leaves. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A small insect rests on a dew-covered Just Chill® Double Mauve Camellia bloom, featuring pink petals with yellow stamens and surrounded by glossy dark green leaves of this evergreen shrub - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Just Chill® Double Mauve Camellia

$23.99
$23.99
A close-up of a Just Chill® Double Pink Camellia, an evergreen shrub, showcases its vibrant blooms and pink buds among lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of a Just Chill® Double Pink Camellia, an evergreen shrub, covered in water droplets and surrounded by green leaves, with blurred flowers and foliage in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Just Chill® Double Pink Camellia

$23.99
$23.99
Close-up of a Just Chill® Double White Camellia flower with ruffled white petals and yellow stamens, blooming on an evergreen shrub among glossy green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of the Just Chill® Double White Camellia in bloom on its evergreen shrub, with green leaves and buds. More foliage appears softly blurred in the background, highlighting this fall to winter blooming beauty - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Just Chill® Double White Camellia

$23.99
$23.99
Close-up of clusters of vibrant orange and red Kaleidoscope™ 'Dancing Embers' Ice Plant (Delosperma) flowers with thin petals and pale yellow centers bloom above green succulent leaves on this drought-tolerant perennial - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Kaleidoscope™ 'Dancing Embers' Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99
Kaleidoscope™ 'Orchid Flash' Ice Plant (Delosperma) features clusters of bright purple, thin-petaled flowers with yellow centers among green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense cluster of vivid purple Kaleidoscope™ 'Orchid Flash' Ice Plant (Delosperma) flowers with yellow centers blooms amid green foliage and dry mulch - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Kaleidoscope™ 'Orchid Flash' Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of a cluster of vibrant Kaleidoscope™ 'Pink Radiance' Ice Plant (Delosperma) flowers with yellow centers and purple to white petals blooms above dense green foliage, featuring thin radiating petals - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Top-down view of a dense ground cover of vibrant pink and white daisy-like blooms with yellow centers and green succulent foliage, the Kaleidoscope™ 'Pink Radiance' Ice Plant (Delosperma) creates a stunning outdoor display in full bloom - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Kaleidoscope™ 'Pink Radiance' Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99
Close-up of Kaleidoscope™ 'Razzle Dazzle' Ice Plant (Delosperma) features bright red flowers with pink and white centers atop fleshy green leaves. Narrow-petaled blooms cluster in sunlight, creating a striking, colorful ground cover - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Kaleidoscope™ 'Razzle Dazzle' Ice Plant (Delosperma) features vivid red and purple daisy-like blooms with slender petals and green succulent foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Kaleidoscope™ 'Razzle Dazzle' Ice Plant (Delosperma)

$17.99
$17.99

A lush garden bed with vibrant green Kimberly Queen Queen Ferns (Nephrolepis), pink begonias, small white flowers, and dark broad-leaf plants bordered by stones - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A Kimberly Queen Fern (Nephrolepis) hangs lush and green, accented by yellow and purple flowers in front of a tan stone wall - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC. Decorative pot not included.

Kimberly Queen Queen Fern (Nephrolepis)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of dense green foliage with shiny, pointed leaves on multiple evergreen Kindly® Privet (Ligustrum) shrubs outdoors in bright sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Dense green foliage with glossy, oval leaves in sunlight, the seedless Kindly® Privet (Ligustrum) evergreen shrub adds healthy growth to gardens or outdoor spaces - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Kindly® Privet (Ligustrum)

$16.49
$21.99 $16.49
Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is a green leafy plant with round, flat leaves and clusters of light green buds, seen here growing by a white weathered fence surrounded by blurred greenery. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle (Lonicera) with green, round leaves and clusters of red-orange berries at the center. The blurred background emphasizes the unique foliage and vibrant berry arrangement. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle (Lonicera)

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of Boulevard® Kitty™ Clematis, a white compact flower with large petals and pale pinkish-purple stamens, set against a blurred green background - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Kitty™ Boulevard® Clematis

$20.99
$20.99
A cluster of vibrant green and reddish-brown leaves on a Kodiak Fresh® Diervilla deer-resistant shrub grows outdoors in sunlight with a concrete surface in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of green and reddish-brown leaves with small yellow buds adorns a branch of Kodiak Fresh® Diervilla, a deer-resistant native shrub, set against blurred lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Kodiak Fresh® Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of clusters of small yellow flowers with long stamens bloom among glossy, dark burgundy leaves on the Kodiak Jet Black® Diervilla, a native shrub valued for its striking yellow blooms and dramatic dark foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Two compact, bushy shrubs with dark purple leaves, Kodiak Jet Black® Diervilla is a striking dark-foliage shrub growing in a mulched garden bed, surrounded by green-leaved plants in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Kodiak Jet Black® Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99
A Kodiak Spiced™ Diervilla, a native shrub with yellow-green leaves and red-tipped foliage, grows in a wood-mulched bed bordered by green grass and purple-flowering plants in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Close-up of a Kodiak Spiced™ Diervilla, a native shrub, displaying green leaves with reddish edges and a cluster of pale yellow buds in the center, set against a softly blurred green background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Kodiak Spiced™ Diervilla

$17.24
$22.99 $17.24
A dense, rounded Kodiak® Green Diervilla shrub with bright green leaves thrives in a garden among flowers and grass, while mulch and rose bushes provide background texture - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A lush Kodiak® Green Diervilla—shade tolerant with dense, bright green foliage—thrives in a pollinator garden, bordered by a manicured hedge in front and mulched with wood chips on the left - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Kodiak® Green Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of vibrant Kodiak® Orange Diervilla leaves in red, pink, and pale yellow shades. This shrub features pointed tips and prominent veins, creating striking and colorful foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A drought-tolerant shrub with slender branches and pink, yellow, and light green leaves, Kodiak® Orange Diervilla adds early autumn color to garden beds mulched beside logs - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Kodiak® Orange Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99

Red and orange autumn leaves densely cover the drought-tolerant Kodiak® Red 2.0 Diervilla, revealing hints of yellow and green beneath for a vibrant, colorful foliage display - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of the Kodiak® Red 2.0 Diervilla shrub, with reddish-brown narrow leaves, grows in a sunlit mulched bed alongside other plants and mulch in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Kodiak® Red 2.0 Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99

Laced Up® Elderberry (Sambucus) features dark purple, deeply lobed leaves encircling clusters of small pale pink flowers and buds. Additional foliage with hints of purple blossoms appears in the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA Laced Up® Elderberry (Sambucus), a tall shrub with dark purple leaves, grows among green plants in a garden bed. A red measuring stick stands beside it, with a green metal building visible in the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Laced Up® Elderberry (Sambucus)

$22.99
$22.99