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.
Superbena Royale® Plum Wine Verbena displays clusters of vivid reddish-violet, five-petaled blooms, flourishing among white and purple petunias and green foliage in a lush garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A vivid cluster features Superbena Royale® Plum Wine Verbena’s bright magenta blooms, purple and white flowers with yellow centers, reddish-violet blossoms, all set against a backdrop of lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Superbena Royale® Plum Wine Verbena

$10.99
$10.99
A close-up of Superbena Royale® Romance Verbena shows vibrant red blooms with white centers and lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Superbena Royale® Romance Verbena features clusters of vibrant red, five-petaled blooms with lush green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Superbena Royale® Romance Verbena

$10.99
$10.99

A close-up of Superbena® Cobalt™ Verbena shows vibrant purple and royal blue flowers clustered together, with delicate petals, tiny central buds, and green leaves partly visible in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A hanging basket brimming with Superbena® Cobalt™ Verbena, featuring royal blue to deep violet blooms and fresh green foliage, with a metal hanging chain visible at the top - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Superbena® Cobalt™ Verbena

$10.99
$10.99

Two clusters of small, light pink Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ Verbena flowers with green leaves are set against a backdrop of pink, purple, and white blooms - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ Verbena displays clusters of pale pink and white blooms above green serrated leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ Verbena

$10.99
$10.99

A vibrant cluster of Superbena® Pink Shades Verbena combines fresh pink blooms with lush green leaves, creating a lively, long-blooming springtime display. Yellow and dark violet blooms are in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A large, round ceramic pot filled with vibrant Superbena® Pink Shades Verbena, showcasing striking magenta-pink, long-blooming flowers and lush green leaves peeking through the dense clusters of blossoms - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Superbena® Pink Shades Verbena

$10.99
$10.99
Superbena® Raspberry Verbena features vibrant raspberry blooms above lush green foliage, adding bright color and energy to your garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of Superbena® Raspberry Verbena bright pink flowers grows by a stone path, bordered with light rocks and green foliage, creating a vibrant, drought-tolerant annual display - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Superbena® Raspberry Verbena

$10.99
$10.99

Superbena® Red Verbena features eye-catching clusters of bright red flowers above green, serrated leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Superbena® Red Verbena is a drought-tolerant annual with bright red blooms featuring small white centers, set against lush, deeply lobed green leaves for striking garden color - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Superbena® Red Verbena

$10.99
$10.99

Clusters of Superbena® Scarlet Star Verbena bloom in bright red among green leaves and unopened buds in a sunlit garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Superbena® Scarlet Star Verbena features vibrant red flowers with small white centers and dark green serrated leaves. These drought-tolerant annuals produce densely packed blooms for a colorful, lush display - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Superbena® Scarlet Star Verbena

$10.99
$10.99
Superbena® Whiteout™ Verbena features vibrant white blooms in dense clusters among green foliage, complemented by magenta five-petal flowers - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Superbena® Whiteout™ Verbena showcases clusters of small, white five-petaled blooms with light green centers amid green leaves—a graceful trailing groundcover and eye-catching white annual - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Superbena® Whiteout™ Verbena

$10.99
$10.99

A planter box with Superlophus® Sunglow Texas Primrose (Oenothera), vivid purple petunias, and trailing green heat-tolerant plants set against a white lattice background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC. Decorative pot not included.Superlophus® Sunglow Texas Primrose (Oenothera) features bright yellow, delicate flowers and slender green leaves. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Superlophus™ Sunglow Texas Primrose (Oenothera)

$10.99
$10.99

Two vibrant Supertunia® Really Red Petunia flowers in full bloom are surrounded by lush green leaves, with more red blooms and buds visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of Supertunia® Really Red Petunia flowers in full bloom dominates the image, accented by smaller yellow blossoms among green foliage, highlighting the vivid color and lush habit of this popular trailing petunia - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Supertunia® Really Red Petunia

$10.99
$10.99

Five vibrant orange Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' Coneflower (Echinacea) perennials bloom among green leaves and scattered purple flowers in a garden - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.Five orange Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' Coneflowers (Echinacea) with spiky centers bloom among green leaves and purple flowers, creating a vibrant garden display - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias), a native perennial features clusters of deep pink flowers in the garden with blurred trees and a red-roofed building in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias)

$17.99
$17.99
Close-up of Sweet & Lo™ Sweet Box (Sarcococca), an evergreen shrub with clusters of small, white star-shaped flowers with pink tips amid glossy green leaves. Dense blooms adorn this shade-loving plant’s vibrant foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Top-down view of the The Sweet & Lo™ Sweet Box (Sarcococca) with dense, pointed green leaves in a white container, set outdoors on concrete with other plants in the background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sweet & Lo™ Sweet Box (Sarcococca)

$21.99
$21.99

Sweet Autumn Clematis features clusters of fragrant, small star-shaped white flowers with lush green leaves. Sunlight highlights its delicate petals - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Sweet Autumn Clematis features fragrant white flower clusters and green leaves, thrives in sunlight near fences - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Sweet Autumn Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

A close-up of small, fragrant white and pale pink flowers on a Sweet Emotion Blaze® Abelia shrub, surrounded by green leaves with a softly blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A cluster of small, fragrant white flowers with green leaves of Sweet Emotion Blaze® Abelia stands out in the foreground, contrasted by vibrant red color in the blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sweet Emotion Blaze® Abelia

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of blooming Sweet Romance® Lavender (Lavandula) with vibrant purple petals, set against green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of a dense patch of Sweet Romance® Lavender (Lavandula), showing clusters of small purple flowers and green stems for a vibrant, textured look - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Sweet Romance® Lavender (Lavandula)

$14.39
$17.99 $14.39

Clusters of fragrant pink flowers with dark centers bloom among glossy, deep green and reddish-brown leaves on Sweet Talker® Fragrant (Viburnum) - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Sweet Talker® Fragrant (Viburnum) is a dense shrub with slender, upright branches and elongated, serrated green leaves. Taller evergreen trees with needle-like foliage are visible in the blurred background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sweet Talker® Fragrant (Viburnum)

$16.49
$21.99 $16.49
Taiga Clematis features purple and white spiky flowers with pointed petals and lush green leaves. The double blooms open in stages, adding dynamic texture - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Taiga Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

Bright purple, bell-shaped flowers of the Takion Blue Bellflower (Campanula) bloom among green foliage, with a large rock in front and leafy bushes behind - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.The Takion Blue Bellflower (Campanula) with vibrant purple bell-shaped blooms and slender green leaves in a mulched bed with a blurred fence in the background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Takion Blue Bellflower (Campanula)

$17.99
$17.99

Takion White Bellflower (Campanula) blooms among green leaves and purple foliage, with blurred grass and flowers behind it - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Close-up of several Takion White Bellflower (Campanula), a perennial with white bell-shaped flowers and light green stems, blooming among other buds and blurred foliage in a garden or greenhouse - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Takion White Bellflower (Campanula)

$17.99
$17.99
A dense cluster of green leafy plants, including Golden Clematis—a yellow flowering vine with lantern-shaped blooms and fluffy white seed heads—creates a textured, colorful scene - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.Golden Clematis features dense green foliage with yellow, lantern-shaped flower buds and fluffy white seed heads - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Tangutica Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

A close-up of the vibrant The Duchess of Cornwall™ Clematis, showing large purple petals and a spiky pale yellow center among green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

The Duchess of Cornwall™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

Close-up of bright green, needle-like branches of Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus), an evergreen groundcover, with a soft-focus background and partially visible white metal bars behind the foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of a low-growing, bushy Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus) shrubs with soft, feathery green foliage form an evergreen groundcover in a mulched garden bed, while larger green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.appear in the background

Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus)

$22.99
$22.99