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If deer ravage gardens in your neighborhood you might want to consider deer resistant plants.

Here's a list of plants that are considered deer resistant, according to Nancy Webber of Garden Design. Protection may be necessary when you first plant.

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Common Name Scientific Name Color When to plant
Afghan Pine Pinus elderica    
African Iris Dietes bicolor blue,white spring,summer,fall
Agastache Agastache aurantiaca x rupestris salmon summer
Agave Agave    
Amaryllis Amaryllis multi spring
American Beauty Berry Callicarpa americana white spring
Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia congesta white spring
Angel's Trumpet Brugmansia white,pink,yel fall
Anise Hyssop Agastache foeniculum white, lt blue spring
Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica    
Artemisia "Powis Castle" Artemisia x absinthium    
Asian Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum    
phparagus Fern phparagus springengerii    
Aztec Grass Ophiopogon    
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Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum    
Balloon Flower Platycodon blue spring
Basil Ocimum basilicum    
Beach Vitex Vitex rotundifolia pale blue summer,fall
Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii yellow & red spring,summer
Black Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra    
Blackberry Lily Belamcanda multi spring
Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida    
Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum white spring,summer,fall
Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis blue spring
Blue-Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium sp. blue spring
Bog sage Salvia uliginosa blue summer
Borage Borago officinalis    
Bronze Fennel Foeniculum vulgare    
Butterfly Bush Buddleia multi spring,summer,fall
Butterfly Ginger Hedychium coronarium white summer,fall
Butterfly Weed Asclepias yellow,orange,white spring,summer,fall
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Calla Lily Zantedeschia elliottiana white spring
Candlestick Cassia Cassia alata yellow summer
Cape Honeysuckle Tecomaria campensis orange fall
Cardamom Ginger Elettaria cardamomum none  
Caribbean Copper Plant Euphorbia cotinifolia    
Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana    
Carolina Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens yellow spring
Catmint Nepeta mussinii purple spring
Catnip Nepeta cataria    
Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia    
Cherry Sage Salvia greggii pink,red,white spring,summer,fall
Chinese Fringeflower Lorapetalum chinense rubrum fuschia spring,fall
Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis    
Chives Allium schoenoprasm purple spring
Cider Gum Eucalyptus gunnii    
Clumping Needle Palm Rapidophyllum hystrix    
Confederate Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides white spring
Copper Canyon Daisy Tagetes lemmonii gold fall
Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata orange spring
Cuban Oregano Plectranthus    
Culinary Sage Salvia officinalis lavender summer
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Dahlberg Daisy Dyssodia tenuiloba yellow spring,summer
Dill Anethum graveolens    
Dusty Miller Centaurea cineraria    
Dwarf Umbrella Sedge Cyperus isocladus    
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Elaeagnus Elaeagnus ebbingei    
Elephant Ear Colocasia    
English Boxwood Buxus sempervirens    
English Ivy Hedera    
Evergreen sumac Rhus virens    
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Fall Aster Aster oblongifolius purple fall
Fall Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana pinkish-violet fall
Fern "Sun Tuff" Notholaena aurea    
Feverfew Chrysanthemum parthenium white summer
Fig Ivy Ficus pumila    
Firecracker Fern Russelia equisetiformis red summer,fall
Flameleaf Sumac Rhus lanceolata    
Flowery Senna Cassia corymbosa yellow summer
Fountain Grass Pennisetum    
Four Nerve Daisy Hymenoxys scaposa yellow spring,summer,fall
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea multi summer
Foxtail Fern phparagus densiflorus 'meyerii'    
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Gardenia Gardenia white summer
Gaura Gaura lindheimeri pink spring,summer
Germander Teucrium purple summer
Giant Elephant Ear Alocasia macrorrhiza    
Glossy Abelia Abelia grandiflora pink summer, fall
Goldflower Hypericum yellow summer
Grey Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus    
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Hill Country Live Oak Quercus fusiformis    
Hill Country Nolina Nolina lindheimeriana    
Hoja Santa Piper auritum    
Holly Fern Cyrtomium falcatum    
Hollyhock Alcea rosea multi summer
Horehound Marrubium vulgare    
Horsetail Rush Equisetum hyemale    
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Inland Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium    
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Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii    
Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergiana    
Japanese Boxwood Buxus japonica    
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum    
Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus    
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa yellow spring
Jimson Weed Datura inoxia white summer
Juniper Juniperus    
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Lady Bird's Centaury Centaurium texense pink spring
Lambs Ear Stachys byzantina    
Lantana Lantana multi spring,summer,fall
Large leaf Viburnum Viburnum japonicum    
Lavender Lavandula purple  
Leadwort/Dwarf Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides blue summer
Leatherleaf Mahonia Mahonia bealei yellow spring
Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis    
Lemon Grass Cymbopogon citratus    
Lemon Verbena Aloysia triphylla    
Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii    
Lilac Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus    
Lion's Tail Leonotus leonurus orange spring,fall
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Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora white summer
Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis    
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris    
Maroon Sage Salvia vanhouttii maroon fall
Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis    
Mexican Anise Marigold Tagetes lucida gold fall
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa    
Mexican Bush Salvia Salvia leucanthum purple fall
Mexican Oregano Poliomintha longiflora pinkish-violet summer, fall
Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana white spring
Mexican Wire Grass Stipa tenuissima    
Mint Mentha sp.    
Mist Flower Eupatorium ssp. blue/white fall
Monkey Grass or Mondo Ophiopogon    
Moonflower Ipomoea alba white summer
Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora purple spring
Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia    
Mullein Verbascum white,yellow summer
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Nandina Nandina domestica    
Narcissus (bulb) Narcissus white or bi winter
Native Baby's Breath Hedyotis nigricans pale blue summer
Native Gayfeather Liatris punctata purple summer,fall
Native Sabal Palm Sabal texana    
Native Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria berries  
Nicotiana Nicotiana sylvestris white spring,summer
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Oleander Nerium oleander multi summer
Olive Tree Olea europaea    
Oregano Origanum vulgare    
Ox-Eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare white spring
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Palm Grass Curculigo recurvata    
Pampas Grass Cortaderia    
Penstemon Penstemon white,pink,red spring
Periwinkle Vinca major blue summer
Pincushion Flower Scabiosa caucasica blue,white spring,summer
Pindo Palm Butia capitata    
Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana white & red summer
Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa pink spring
Pink Skullcap Scutellaria suffrutescens pink spring,summer,fall
Plectranthus Plectranthus ssp.    
Plumbago Plumbago auriculata blue spring,summer,fall
Pomegranate Punica granatum orange spring,summer
Possomhaw Ilex decidua berries  
Potato Vine Solanum jasminoides white spring,fall
Pride of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima orange summer, fall
Primrose Jasmine Jasminum mesnyi yellow winter,springing
Primula Primula multi winter
Purple Drumstick Allium Allium sphaerocephalum purple spring
Pyracantha Pyracantha white springing
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Red Clusterberry Cotoneaster lacteus white spring
Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria magenta spring
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis    
Ruby Grass Rhynchelytrum neviglume pink summer,fall
Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia blue summer
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Sago Palm Cycas revoluta    
Salvia "Black and Blue" Salvia guaranitica blue spring,summer,fall
Salvia "Indigo Spires" Salvia x deep purple spring,summer,fall
Salvia "Lollie Jackson" Salvia mexicana blue-violet fall
Salvia "Victoria" Salvia x blue summer
Sambac Jasmine Jasminum sambac white spring,summer,fall
Sandankwa Viburnum Viburnum suspensum white springing
Santolina Santolina chamaecyparissus yellow summer
Scented Geranium Pelargonium multi spring
Silver Tradescantia Tradescantia sillamontana    
Snowflake (bulb) Leucojum aestivum white winter
Society Garlic Tulbagia violacea purple spring,summer,fall
Soft Leaf Yucca Yucca pendula white spring,fall
Speedwell Veronica blue summer
Spice Lily Manfreda maculosa brown/green spring
Spineless Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica yellow summer
Spiraea Spiraea white,pink,red spring,summer
"springing Bouquet" Viburnum Viburnum tinus    
Summer Phlox Phlox paniculata multi summer
Sweet Bay Laurus nobilis    
Sweet Marjoram Origanum majorana    
Sweet Olive Osmanthus fragrans    
Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum    
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Texas Betony Stachys coccinea coral spring,summer
Texas Pistache Pistacia texensis    
Texas Red Oak Quercus texana    
Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens purple summer,fall
Texas Sedge Carex texensis    
Texas Sotol Dasylirion texana    
Thyme Thymus    
Tickseed Coreopsis yellow spring
Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca yellow summer
Tropical Sage Salvia coccinea pink,white summer
True Mexican Oregano Lippia graveolens    
True Myrtle Myrtus communis    
Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa white summer
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Umbrella Sedge Cyperus alternifolius    
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Verbena Verbena blue spring,fall
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Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera    
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica pendula    
White Yarrow Achillea millefolium white spring
Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei    
Wood Fern Thelypteris kunthii    
Wooly Ironweed Vernonia lindheimeri purple fall
Wooly Stemodia Stemodia tomentosa blue fall
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Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudocorus yellow spring
Yew Taxus    
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Zinnia Zinnia multi spring,summer,fall
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