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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Type
Genus
Common Name
Light Requirement
Flower Color
Bloom Time
Height
Uses
Resistance
Coreopsis Sweet Tart Tickseed
Hundreds of blossoms with raspberry and lemon yellow hues, sun perennial.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Oenothera missouriensis – Evening Sun Missouri Evening Primrose
A superior selection of our beloved Missouri Evening Primrose, sun perennial.
Achillea – New Vintage Rose Yarrow
Superior variety.
Aesculus Pavia, Red Buckeye
2023 Tree of the Year. Award-winning Missouri Native.
Eryngium Big Blue Sea Holly
Blue flowers unlike any other.
Heliopsis – Sunstruck Perennial Sunflower
Striking foliage and flowers. Sun loving perennial.
Oenothera – Twilight Evening Primrose
Showy pink flowers and colorful foliage.
Paeonia Duchesse de Nemours Peony
Gracing gardens since 1856.
Rudbeckia Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan
A staff and customer favorite with huge yellow flowers that shine in pots and the garden.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Sage
Largest flowers in its class, perennial.
Salvia – Violet Profusion Sage
Its prolific blossoms just keep coming and coming all summer.
Stokesia Peachie’s Pick Cornflower Aster
A top choice with enormous, periwinkle-blue cornflowers. Sun perennial.
Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance, Apple Serviceberry
Award-winning small tree with multi-season interest.
Achillea – Milly Rock Red Yarrow
Stunning red blossoms highlighted with yellow spring-fall.
Achillea – Peter Cottontail Yarrow
Adorable white puffy flowers all summer long.