Deer Resistant Plants for Central Texas Gardens Gardening

   
 

 


Central Texas Gardening:

Deer Resistant Plants for Central Texas Gardens

Keep in mind that few plants are truly deer-proof, but many are undesirable enough to deer that they will leave them alone as long as other food is available.

During droughts and other food-shortage situations, deer can become more hungry and may eat plants the they would normally avoid. With this in mind, there are some plants that you could try:

Flowers, Ferns, Herbs

  • Ageratum (Ageratum spp.)
  • Begonia (Begonia spp.)
  • Beebalm (Monarda didyma)
  • Blackberry Lilly, Candy Lilly (Belamcanda chinensis)
  • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
  • Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium lecanthum)
  • Blanket Flower (Gailardia grandiflora)
  • Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
  • Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis)
  • Blue Mist (Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight')
  • Butterfly Weed (Aesclepias spp)
  • California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  • Cast-Iron Plant (Aspidistra lurida)
  • Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)
  • Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.)
  • Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
  • Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
  • Coral Bells (Heuchera) Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.)
  • Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
  • Daffodil (Narcissus)
  • Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
  • Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus wrightii)
  • Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)
  • Gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
  • Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falicatum)
  • Hyssop (Agastache)
  • Indigo Spires (Salvia spp.)
  • Iris (Iris spp.)
  • Lavender, English (Lavandula angustifolia)
  • Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina)
  • Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
  • Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucanthia)
  • Mexican Mint Marigold (Tagetes spp.)
  • Perennial Hibiscus 'Moy Grande, 'Lord Baltimore etc. (Hibiscus moschuetos)
  • Periwinkle (Vinca rosea)
  • Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea angustifolia)
  • Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)
  • Rosemary - Creeping & Upright (Rosemarianus officinalis)
  • Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
  • Savory (Satureia spp.)
  • Santolina (Santonlina chamaecyparissus)
  • Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum superbum)
  • Sword Fern (Nephrolepis spp.)
  • Verbena (Verbena spp.)
  • Wood Fern (Dryopteris spp.)
  • Whirling Butterflys (Guara lindheimer)
  • Wormwood (Artemisia schmidtiana)
  • Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)
  • Zexmenia (Zexmenia hispida)
  • Zinnia (Zinnia spp.)

Small Trees or Large Shrubs

  • Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
  • Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
  • Fig (Ficus spp.)
  • Flameleaf Sumac (Rhus lanceolata)
  • Golden Ball Lead Tree (Leucana retusa)
  • Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora)
  • Roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii)
  • Texas Buckeye (Acsculus arguta)
  • Texas Persimmon (Diospyrus spp.) Shrubs
  • Abelia (Abelia spp.)
  • Acuba (Acuba japonica)
  • Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata)
  • American Beautyberry )Callicarpa americana)
  • Autumn Aster (Aster spp.)
  • Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii)
  • Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
  • Blackberry (Rubus spp.) (thorny only)
  • Boxwood (Buxus microphylla)
  • Barberry -Rose Glow, Crimson Pygmy (Berberis thunbergii)
 
  • California Fan Palm (Washitonia filifera)
  • Ceniza/Texas Sage (Leucophyllum spp.)
  • Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri)
  • Dwarf Chinese Holly (Ixex cornuta)
  • Dwarf Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria)
  • Eleagnus (Eleagnus spp.)
  • Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens)
  • Fragrant mimosa (Mimosa borealis)
  • Germander (Teucrium spp.)
  • Goldcup (Hypericum spp.)
  • Japanese arealia (Arelia sieboldii)
  • Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
  • Juniper (Juniperus spp.)
  • Lantana (Lantana spp.)
  • Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
  • Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)
  • Mexican Oregano (Poliomintha longifolia)
  • Mexican silktassle (Garrya lindheimeri)
  • Nandina (Nandina spp.)
  • Oleander (Nerium oleander)
  • Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia aquifolium)
  • Pampas Grass (Cortaderia spp.)
  • Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa)
  • Pyracantha (Pyracantha coccinea)
  • Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
  • Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)
  • Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
  • Turks cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)
  • Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)

Large Trees
Fortunately, trees can be caged until they grow taller than the deer when small. The best approach is to make a cage around
each tree until it grows beyond the deer’s reach.

  • Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora and others)

Perennial Succulents and Lilies

  • Cactus (opuntia spp.) any with stout spines
  • Hen and chickens (Sempervivum spp.)
  • Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus spp.)
  • Red Yucca (Hesperalae parvifloria)
  • Sotol (Dasylirion spp.)
  • Yucca (Yucca spp.)
Vines
  • Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
  • Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
  • Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
Ground Covers
  • Aarons Beard (Hypericum calycinum)
  • Asiatic Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum)
  • Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
  • Monkey grass (Ophiopogon japonica)
  • Vinca (Vinca major)
  • Santolina (Santolina spp.)
  • Spearmint (Menta spicata)
  • Stonecrop (Sedum)
  • Thyme (Thymus spp.)
Grasses
  • Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens)
  • Japanese Blood Grass (Imperatacylindrica Red Baron)
  • Japanese Silver Grass (Miscantus sinensis)
  • Maiden Grass (Miscantussinensis gracillimus)
  • Sacahuista/Bear Grass/Nolina (Nolina spp.)
  • Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
 
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