Deer Resistant Plants
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Monarda Jacob Cline Bee Balm
Hummingbirds adore its ruby red blossoms, long-time favorite sun perennial.
Nepeta – Prelude Blue Catmint
Flowers appear all the way up its stem.
Nepeta – Walker’s Low, Catmint
Major award winner.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Opuntia humifusa – Prickly Pear Cactus
Missouri and Illinois native perennial cactus.
Paeonia – Candy Stripe Peony – Fresh Dug Roots for Fall Planting
A wonderfully fragrant Peony with fascinating streaked petals.
Paeonia – Coral Sunset Peony – Fresh Dug Roots for Fall Planting
Famous for its gorgeous blend of coral, a major award winning Peony.
Paeonia – High Noon Tree Peony
Winner of the prestigious American Peony Society’s Gold Medal award, the Society’s highest honor
Paeonia – Red Tree Peony
Wonderfully scented, crimson blossoms.
Panicum – Blood Brothers Red Switch Grass
Dramatic grass with wine red blades, easy to grow.
Panicum – Hot Rod Red Switch Grass
Early season color-changing grass!
Panicum Cheyenne Sky – Switch Grass
Wine red blades on tough plants.
Penstemon cobaea – Foxglove Beardtongue
Beautiful Missouri native with huge blossoms.
Penstemon hirsutus – Hairy Beardtongue
Hoards of purple and white dangling bells, U.S. native perennial.
Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
Multiple award winner with lavender-blue flowers and fantastic silver foliage.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful MO and IL native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Phlox paniculata – Larissa Russian Lady Garden Phlox
From Russia comes an exquisite beauty, perennial.
Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
Native perennial, makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Polystichum acrostichoides – Christmas Fern
Evergreen Missouri native fern.
Prunus x cistena – Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Red and purple foliage. Deer resistant.