Deer-Resistant Plants and Flowers for Sale

If you've watched hungry 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. 

You’ll find annual flowers, perennial flowers, and garden shrubs with stunning blooms and bold foliage that’ll look beautiful, and deter deer, all season. Looking to attract pollinators? We also have plants like lavender, catmint, Russian sage, and coneflower that are disliked by deer, but loved by pollinators like bees and hummingbirds. Explore our plants!

A deer with light brown fur grazes on green plants in a garden, surrounded by trees and lush vegetation.
Tall spikes of vibrant magenta-purple Rockin® Fuchsia Salvia bloom above green foliage, set against blurred red and pink flowers, creating a colorful pollinator-friendly scene - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A hummingbird hovers near bright Rockin® Fuchsia Salvia blooms in a sunlit garden, with a blurred green lawn behind - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Rockin'® Fuchsia Salvia

$10.99
$10.99

Close-up of tall flower spikes from Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia, featuring vibrant purple blooms and pale green stems. This drought-tolerant Blue Sage brings striking color to any garden against lush green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Tall stalks of Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia, a drought-tolerant plant with purple-blue blooms, rise among green foliage, set beside bushes and pink hydrangeas in a vibrant garden scene - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia

$10.99
$10.99

A close-up of Rosalie™ Clematis, a flowering vine with six pointed light purple petals and a dark center, set among green leaves and unopened buds - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Rosalie™ Clematis showcases large, vibrant pink-purple blooms with pointed petals and dark centers, creating a striking display against green leaves in any vertical garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Rosalie™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99
Ruby Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) displays dense clusters of purple-pink flowers and green leaves, filling a pollinator garden bed. Sunlight highlights the blooms, with exposed soil visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of small, pink blooms top tall stems and lush foliage—Ruby Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) is a striking native perennial, - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Ruby Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium)

$18.99
$18.99

Four Salud™ Embers Sneezeweed (Helenium) flowers with daisy-like blooms with mostly red petals, yellow tips, and brown centers amid green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of a vibrant Salud™ Embers Sneezeweed (Helenium) displays red petals with yellow tips and a dark center, surrounded by green leaves. Another similar bloom appears in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Salud™ Embers Sneezeweed (Helenium)

$16.19
$17.99 $16.19
Salud™ Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium) features bright yellow daisy-like flowers with fringed petals and rounded centers, surrounded by green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Salud™ Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium) features bright yellow flowers with round, textured centers and ray-like petals, surrounded by green foliage in sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Salud™ Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium)

$14.39
$17.99 $14.39
Santa Cruz® Begonia displays bright orange-red, long-pointed flowers that hang downward amid green leaves and small white blossoms in a lush garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA vibrant Santa Cruz® Begonia, with lush dark green leaves and drooping red petals, thrives beside grass and mulch - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Santa Cruz® Begonia

$10.99
$10.99

Close-up of a vibrant Sapphire Indigo™ Clematis flower with pointed purple petals and detailed stamens, set among green leaves and blurred foliage - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's ClematisSeveral deep purple, star-shaped Sapphire Indigo™ Clematis flowers with pointed petals and green leaves bloom on a compact vine outdoors, set against a softly blurred brown and green background - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Sapphire Indigo™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

Close-up of Scentara Pura® Lilac (Syringa), a fragrant shrub with light purple petals, pinkish buds, and green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of Scentara Pura® Lilac (Syringa) blooms features fragrant purple buds maturing to lavender flowers, accented by lush green foliage on this stunning shrub - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Scentara Pura® Lilac (Syringa)

$22.99
$22.99

A cluster of Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa) blooms in light purple hues amid green, heart-shaped leaves, with buds in various stages - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCTop-down view of clusters of light purple Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa) flowers bloom among green leaves and soil - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Two spikes of small, white flowers bloom among lush green leaves on the Scentlandia® Sweetspire (Itea), their dense clusters standing out beautifully against the broad, veined foliage. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCDense green foliage and clusters of elongated, cream-colored, bottlebrush-like flower spikes emerge from the stems of the Scentlandia® Sweetspire (Itea), with small flowers densely packed along each spike. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Scentlandia® Sweetspire (Itea)

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of Scentsation' Honeysuckle Vine (Lonicera) features yellow and white tubular blooms with long stamens among green leaves, offering a vibrant look and sweet fragrance - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe Scentsation' Honeysuckle Vine (Lonicera) features clusters of yellow and white trumpet-shaped flowers with long stamens - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Scentsation' Honeysuckle Vine (Lonicera)

$21.99
$21.99

Small white flower buds cluster among green leaves with cream edges on a Sgt. Pepper® Dogwood (Cornus) shrub, with softly blurred foliage in the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCSgt. Pepper® Dogwood (Cornus) features small white flowers with pink buds, set among green leaves edged in creamy white, and is admired for its striking foliage and colorful stems. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sgt. Pepper® Dogwood (Cornus)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

A vibrant Show Off Starlet® Forsythia flowering shrub blooms by a riverbank, its bright yellow flowers contrasting with lush green foliage, tree trunks, and the water reflecting the blue sky in the background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A row of vibrant Show Off Starlet® Forsythia blooms with yellow flowers beside a paved walkway, set against dark green evergreens and bushes on a sunny day. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Show Off Starlet® Forsythia

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99
A large Show Off® Forsythia bush, covered in bright yellow flowers, stands in a garden with green grass and trees - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Show Off® Forsythia boasts bright yellow flowers on tall, arching branches, creating a vibrant burst of color that stands out against lush green foliage in any landscape. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Show Off® Forsythia

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

A close-up of Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia in full bloom, a compact shrub with bright yellow, densely clustered deer-resistant flowers and small green leaves. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe compact Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia blooms brightly with yellow flowers in a mulched garden bordered by green grass and a gravel path - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Close-up of two green, spiky pods growing on a Showy Milkweed (Asclepias) plant, surrounded by lush green leaves and stems with a softly blurred natural background - Photo Courtesy of PixabayClose-up of Showy Milkweed (Asclepias) clusters with pale pink and cream star-shaped flowers and elongated green leaves, set against a blurred background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias)

$17.99
$17.99

Silvery-green, deeply lobed leaves of 'Silver Lining' White Sagebrush (Artemisia) grow densely in a garden bed edged with gray stone, with soil and other greenery in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.'Silver Lining' White Sagebrush (Artemisia) features lush, silvery foliage that adds charm to garden beds bordered by stone stands out beautifully against dry grass in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Silver Lining' White Sagebrush (Artemisia)

$17.09
$18.99 $17.09

A close-up of Silver River™ Didelta reveals silvery-green, fuzzy leaves with a soft texture and dense, overlapping growth, highlighting this drought-tolerant plant’s striking foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A Silver River™ Didelta, a drought-tolerant plant with long, narrow, silvery leaves, is displayed in a dark glossy ceramic pot against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Silver River® Didelta

$10.99
$10.99
Silverstone™ Cotoneaster, a dense, low-growing shrub with silvery-gray foliage grows on a grassy lawn surrounded by green and reddish shrubs and trees in a lush garden setting - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Dense, low-growing Silverstone™ Cotoneaster shrubs border a neatly trimmed lawn, with lush green bushes and blooming pink hydrangeas in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Silverstone™ Cotoneaster

$22.99
$22.99
A close-up of Simply Scentsational® Sweetshrub (Calycanthus) shows reddish-brown, fragrant, curled petals and broad glossy green leaves. Slightly dry petal tips emphasize the Proven Winners plant’s unique appeal. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCSimply Scentsational® Sweetshrub (Calycanthus) features dark red, star-shaped, fragrant blooms with elongated petals and green foliage, shown here in close-up at various stages of opening. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Simply Scentsational® Sweetshurb (Calycanthus)

$23.99
$23.99

Sister Disco® Scotch Broom (Cytisus) showcases vibrant yellow and red blooms with small petals above dense green foliage. Its eye-catching flowers providing a lively, low-maintenance choice for any garden. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of Sister Disco® Scotch Broom (Cytisus), a shrub with slender green stems and dense small yellow and red blooms; vibrant color for any garden, shown against a softly blurred background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sister Disco® Scotch Broom (Cytisus)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Close-up of vibrant orange and red flowers with green leaves, in various stages of bloom, grow densely together on the Sister Redhead® Scotch Broom (Cytisus) - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCTop-down view of Sister Redhead® Scotch Broom (Cytisus) is a bushy shrub with dense green leaves and vibrant red-orange pea-shaped flowers, perfect for outdoor planting among other plants. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sister Redhead® Scotch Broom (Cytisus)

$22.99
$22.99

Clusters of reddish-orange and pink pea-like flowers with green leaves, covered in water droplets, grow close together on Sister Rosie® Scotch Broom (Cytisus) shrub. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCSister Rosie® Scotch Broom (Cytisus) features dense clusters of small reddish-pink and yellow flowers on leafy green stems - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sister Rosie® Scotch Broom (Cytisus)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Close-up of purple deer-resistant lavender flowers for sale with green leaves in the background

Naturally Deter Deer with Plants

Think of these plants as your first line of defense, not a guarantee. No plant is 100% deer-proof. However, there are those less likely to become their next meal, including: 

  • Rough Textures: Fuzzy, prickly, and leathery leaves feel bad in their mouths.
  • Bitter Parts: Plants with bitter sap are skipped over in favor of flowers like hostas.
  • Strong Aromas: Plants like catmint and lavender are too strong for deer.

There are solutions for every outdoor space in our collection of deer-resistant plants and flowers for sale at Garden Crossings. Find flowers for full sun and shade, different containers, varying design uses, and hardiness zones to naturally deter deer and keep your garden blooming.

Close-up of deer-resistant Pink Piñata abelia pink flowers plant for sale with green leaves on a blurred natural background

Create a More Resilient Landscape

Gardening can be a challenge with deer around, but having the right plants can help you maintain a gorgeous garden even in areas with high deer populations. Shop our deer-resistant plants and shrubs for sale at Garden Crossings. We offer options for shipping and pickup at our Zeeland, MI garden center. 

And if you have more questions, learn more from our gardening experts.