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 tastes, 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 “foolproof,” 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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Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
Missouri and Illinois native with clouds of pink blossoms.
Astilbe – Go Go Red Reblooming False Spirea
First Reblooming Red Astilbe! Long-lived Shade perennial.
Heliopsis – Sunstruck Perennial Sunflower
Striking foliage and flowers. Sun loving perennial.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Colocasia – Pharaohs Mask Elephant Ears
Create your own exotic world with this enchanter.
Colocasia – Redemption Elephant Ears
Dramatic color combo on huge leaves.
Ptelea trifoliata – Hop Tree
Host plant for Giant Swallowtail Butterfly.
Achillea – New Vintage Rose Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Achillea – New Vintage White Yarrow
Superior variety, vast improvement over older selections.
Achillea – Peter Cottontail Yarrow
Adorable white puffy flowers all summer long.
Agastache – Blue Fortune Hummingbird Mint
One of the easiest and most rewarding sun perennials.
Agastache – Morello Hummingbird Mint
Dense bright raspberry pink flowers bloom spring through fall on this annual or short-lived perennial.
Allium – Millenium Ornamental Onion
2018 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Amelanchier – Autumn Brilliance Apple Serviceberry
Award-winning small tree with multi-season interest.
Amelanchier alnifolia – Obelisk Downy Serviceberry
Upright narrow form of Serviceberry, perfect for small spots.
Anemone – Snow Angel Windflower
A vigorous bloomer with multitudes of pure white blossoms.
Anemone virginiana – Thimbleweed
Pearly white flowers and interesting seed heads for the sun or shade garden, MO and IL native perennial.
Aquilegia canadensis – Columbine
Charming, dangling blossoms of red and yellow.
Aristolochia tomentosa – Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms on rapidly growing native vine.
Asimina – Shenandoah Peterson Pawpaw Tree
Abundant tasty fruit can be up to one pound in weight.
Aster divaricatus – White Wood Aster
A butterfly favorite and Missouri native.
Astilbe – Dark Side of the Moon False Spirea
Dramatic chocolate burgundy foliage, deep purple flowers, shade perennial.
Astilbe – Pumila False Spirea
Makes a fantastic ground cover for shade.
Bignonia capreolata – Cross Vine
2" trumpet shaped blossoms, Missouri and Illinois native vine.
Buddleia – Prince Charming, Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Multiple award winner. Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pinker Butterfly Bush
Large pink flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buxus – Green Mountain Boxwood
Great shape.
Buxus – Green Mountain Spiral Shaped Boxwood
Beautiful spiral shape.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Calycanthus – Aphrodite Carolina Allspice
Beautiful fragrant flowers.
Carex grayi – Gray Sedge
Fun and funky Missouri native sedge.
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