DEER RESISTANT TREES:
Botanical name - Common name
Abies - True Fir
Acer negundo - Box elder
Albizzia - Silk tree / Mimosa
Araucaria araucana - Monkey puzzle tree
Eleagnus angustifolia - Russian olive
Eucalyptus - Eucalyptus
Fraxinus - Ash
Ilex - Holly
Liquidamber styraciflua - Sweet gum
Picea - Spruce
Pinus - Pine
Podocarpus - Yew pine
Umbellularia californica - Oregon myrtle

Possible Safe Bets in some locations
Cercis occidentalis - Western redbud
Magnolia - Magnolia

Acer palmatum - Japanese maple Acer circinatum - Vine maple

DEER RESISTANT SHRUBS
Botanical name - Common name
Arbutus unedo - Strawberry tree
Baccharis pilularis - Coyote bush
Bamboo - Bamboo
Berberis - Barberry
Buddleia - Butterfly bush
Buxus - Boxwood
Calluna - Heather
Calycanthus occidentalis - Spice bush
Chamaerops humilis - Mediterranean fan palm
Choysia ternata - Mexican orange
Cistus - Rockrose
Corokia cotoneaster - Corokia
Corylus cornuta - Hazlenut/filbert
Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster
Cytisus - Broom
Daphne - Daphne
Elaegnus - Silverberry
Erica - Heather
Euonymous japonica - Japanese euonymous
Gaultheria shallon - Salal
Hypericum - St. John's Wort
Ilex - Holly
Jasminium - Jasmine
Juniperous - Juniper
Nandina - Heavenly bamboo
Paeonia suffruticosa - Tree peony
Rhododendron - Rhododendron
Rhus - Sumac
Ribes - Currant
Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary

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Possible Safe Bets in some locations

Botanical name - Common name
Andromeda polifolia - Bog rosemary
Carpentaria californica - Bush anemone
Ceanothus - California lilac
Chaenomeles - Flowering quince
Cistus - Rockrose
Cotinus coggygria - Smoke bush
Escallonia - Escallonia
Forsythia - Forsythia
Kerria japonica - Kerria
Lagerstroemia - Crape myrtle
Ligustrum japonica - Japanese privet
Mahonia aquifolium - Oregon grape
Osmanthus - Osmanthus
Potentilla - Potentilla
Punica granatum - Pomegranate
Sarcococca - Sarcococca
Syringa vulgaris - Lilac
Viburnum - Viburnum


DEER RESISTANT PERENNIALS:
Botanical name - Common name
Acanthus mollis - Bears breach
Acontum - Monkshood
Allium - Allium
Amaryllis belladonna - Naked ladies
Anenome hybrida - Japanese anenome
Artemisia - Artemisia
Arum - Arum
Arundo donax - Giant reed
Asarum caudatum - Wild ginger
Aster alpinus - Alpine aster
Brodiaea - Brodiaea
Carex - Sedge
Chives - Chives
Chrysanthemum maximum - Shasta daisy
Coreopsis - Coreopsis
Cortaderia selloana - Pampas grass
Corcosmia - Corcosmia
Cyclamen, hardy - Cyclamen, hardy
Dicentra - Bleeding heart
Digitalis - Foxglove
Euphorbia - Spurge
Ferns - Ferns
Festuca ovina gluaca - Blue fescue
Filipendula rubra - Meadowsweet
Grasses, ornamental - Grasses, ornamental
Gunnera - Gunnera
Helleborus - Hellebores
Hemerocallis - Daylily
Herbs - Herbs
Hosta - Hosta
Iris, bearded - Iris, bearded
Ixia - African corn lily
Kniphofia - Red hot poker
Lavandula - Lavender
Leucojum - Snowflake
Liriope - Lily turf
Mentha - Mint
Narcissus - Daffodil
Nepeta - Catmint
Ophiopogan japonicus - Mondo grass
Papavera orientale - Oriental poppy
Phlomis fruticosa - Jerusalem sage
Raoulia australis - Raoulia
Romneya coulteri - Matilja poppy
Salvia - Salvia
Santolina - Lavender cotton
Scabiosa - Pincushion flower
Scilla - Scilla
Senecio cineraria - Dusty miller
Silene acaulis - Moss campion
Sisyrinchium - Blue/yellow eyed grass Trillium - Trillium
Zantedeschia - Calla lily
Zauschneria

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Possible Safe Bets in some locations
Achillea - Yarrow
Arabis - Rockcress
Armeria maritima - Thrift
Astilbe - Astilbe
Aubretia - Aubretia
Cheiranthus - Wallflower
Convolvulus eneorum - Bush morning glory
Coreopsis - Coreopsis
Duchesnea indica - Indian mock strawberry
Erigeron - Fleabane
Erysimum - Wallflower
Gaillardia - Blanket flower
Helianthemum - Sunrose
Ligularia - Ligularia
Monarda - Monarda
Penstemon - Beard tongue
Polygonatum - Solomons seal
Pulmonaria - Lungwort
Rudbeckia - Black eyed susan
Saxifraga - Saxifraga
Stoksia - Stokes aster
Tellima - Fringe cup
Vancouvera hexandra - Vancouovera