Deer Resistant Plants
Here you will find deer resistant plants for the St Louis Missouri area.
Bambi sure is cute but so destructive. But don’t give up, you still can have a garden by selecting plants that deer will leave alone. Deer dislike plants with strong scents and taste, and with textures that are hairy or not smooth such as Beebalm. Deer resistant plants include ones with thorns and some grasses with thin leaf blades.
Below is a list of deer resistant plants — but remember, no plant is “fool proof,” and what works for you might not work for a neighbor. We also recommend a variety of products, including Plantskydd, Bobbex, and Repellex.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All plants listed here are offered in the nursery, subject to availability. Some of these plants may be ordered online for pick up at the nursery.
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Buddleia – Lilac Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Buddleia – Violet Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Penstemon digitalis – Smooth White Beardtongue
An important food source for pollinators.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Sage
Brilliant blossoms. Has the largest flowers in its class.
Spigelia marilandica – Ragin Cajun Indian Pink
A superior selection of our Missouri native Indian Pink with multitudes of brilliant orange-red blossoms.
Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts Oxeye Sunflower
Parents are the Missouri native perennials.
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Pink Muhly Grass
2022 Missouri Native Plant Of The Year.
Rudbeckia – American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan
Top award winner, fantastic improvement over older varieties.
Rudbeckia – Rodeo Black-Eyed Susan
A never before seen color and form for a Black Eyed Susan.
Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
Majestic flowers and powder blue foliage.
Salvia – Violet Profusion Sage
Its prolific blossoms just keep coming and coming all summer.
Thalictrum rochebrunianum – Meadow Rue
Top shade perennial highly recommended.
Asimina triloba, Pawpaw Tree
2022 Tree Of the Year, Missouri's Official State Fruit Tree
Heliopsis – Sunstruck Perennial Sunflower
Striking foliage and flowers.
Syringa – New Age Lavender Lilac
Highly fragrant flowers on a small sized shrub.
Syringa – New Age White Lilac
Highly fragrant flowers on a small sized shrub.
Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance, Apple Serviceberry
Showy flowers, berries and foliage.
Achillea – Terracotta Yarrow
Warm shades of yellow, peach, and orange all at the same time.
Aesculus parviflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye
Large showy hard to find shrub.
Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye
Bright red flowers attract hummingbirds.
Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Allium – Red Giant Ornamental Onion
Giant purple orbs.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Showy multi-seasonal interest.
Amsonia tabermontana – Blue Star
Award winning native with starry blue flowers.
Antennaria plantaginifolia – Pussytoes
Missouri native with fun flowers in the shape of a cat's paw.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aralia Sun King
2020 Perennial Plant Of The Year.
Asclepias incarnata – Cinderella Swamp Milkweed
A beautiful selection of our Missouri native.
Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Asclepias purpurascens – Purple Milkweed
Highly coveted, difficult to find, limited availability.
Asclepias sullivantii – Prairie Milkweed
Important food source for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Asclepias syrica – Common Milkweed
Essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Mo Bot Garden's Plant of Merit winner.
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Asclepias vir[dis – Green Milkweed
Missouri native perennial.
Asimina Shenandoah Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Abundant tasty fruit can be up to one pound in weight.
Asimina Susquehanna Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Exceptional Pawpaw tree with large tasty fruit and few seeds.
Aster cordifolius – Blue Wood Aster
Shade loving Missouri native with clouds of rich blue flowers.
Astilbe – Fanal False Spirea
Long-time favorite red.
Astilbe – Pumila False Spirea
Makes a fantastic ground cover for shade.
Buddleia – Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush
Ginormous flowers panicles slightly weep.
Buddleia – Prince Charming, Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Large pink flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster White Butterfly Bush
Large white flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Queen of Hearts Butterfly Bush
A royal beauty.
Buddleia – Ruby Chip Butterfly Bush
Ruby pink flowers on petite sized shrubs. Adored by butterflies.
Buxus Green Mountain Boxwood
Great shape.
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.