Plants that were found to be resistant to deer browse damage by a survey of Connecticut gardeners.  
These plants are appropriate for areas where moderate browse damage may be expected.  
Plants are listed by common name with genus in parentheses.

Annuals and perennials grown as annuals:

• Spiderflower (Cleome)           

• Marigold (Tagetes)               

• Forget-me-not (Myosotis)

• Vinca (Catharanthus)             

• Alyssum (Lobularia)              

• Dusty miller (Senecio)

Groundcover:

• Myrtle (Vinca)                   

• Dead nettle (Lamium)             

• Pachysandra (Pachysandra)

• Bugleweed (Ajuga)                

• Sweet woodruff (Galium)          

• Wild ginger (Asarum)

Bulbs and corms:

• Hen & chicks (Sempervivum)       

• Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum) 

• Snowdrop (Galanthus)

• Ornamental chives (Allium)       

• Daffodil (Narcissus)

Herbaceous perennials:

• Lily of the valley (Convallaria) 

• Lambs’s ears (Stachys)           

• Lavender (Lavandula)

• Yarrow (Achillea)                

• Foxglove (Digitalis)             

• Mint (Mentha)

• Russian sage (Perovskia)         

• Oregano (Origanum)               

• Silvermount (Artemisia)

• Lady’s mantle (Alcemilla)        

• Thyme (Thymus)                   

• Poppy (Papaver)

• Catmint (Nepeta)                 

• Goldenrod (Solidago)             

• Rubarb (Rheum)

• Monkshood (Aconitum)             

• Mayapple (Podophyllum)          

Vines:

• Wisteria (Wisteria)              

• Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus)     

Shrubs:

• Leucothoe (Leucothoe)            

• Flowering quince (Chaenomeles)  

• Weigela (Weigela)

• Butterfly bush (Buddleia)        

• Deutzia (Deutzia)                

• Spruce (Picea)

• Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster)        

• Boxwood  (Buxus)                 

• Spirea (Spiraea)

• Honeysuckle (Lonicera)           

• Heather (Calluna)                

• Barberry (Berberis)

• Goldenbells  (Forsythia)         

• Andromeda (Pieris)

Plants that were found to be very susceptible to deer browse damage by a survey of Connecticut gardeners.  
These plants are not likely to survive in areas where deer browse damage is expected. 
Plants are listed by common name with genus in parentheses.

Annuals and perennials grown as annuals:

• Impatiens (Impatiens)           

• Sunflower (Helianthus)           

• English daisy (Bellis)

• Dahlia (Dahlia)                  

• Fibrous begonia (Begonia)

Bulbs and corms:

• Tulip (Tulipa)                   

• Daylily (Hemerocallis)           

• Lilies (Lilium)

• Spring-flowering crocus (Crocus)

Herbaceous perennials:

• Hosta (Hosta)                    

• Garden phlox (P.paniculata)      

• Hollyhock (Alcea)

• Daisy (Chrysanthenum)            

• Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)     

• Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus)

• Candytuft (Iberis)               

• Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum)      

• Coneflower (Echincea)  

• Cardinal flower (Lobelia)        

• Hibiscus (Hibiscus)              

• Rose mallow (Malva)

Shrubs and trees:

• Yew (Taxus)                      

• Euonymus (Euonymus)              

• Arborvitae (Thuja)

• Deciduous azalea (Rhododendron   

• Rhododendron (Rhododendron)      

• Evergreen azalea (Rhododendron)

• Rose ( Rosa )                     

• Hydrangea (Hydrangea)            

• American holly (Llex)

• Ward, Jeffrey S., Limiting Deer Browsing Damage to Landscape Plants, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New  Haven., November 2000