PerennialLanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-3 feet × 1-2 feet
Plant Collection
Deer-Resistant Full Sun Plants
Full-sun plants deer usually pass by, for bright beds near the woods.
In this collection
52 varieties
Perennial
PerennialLavender
Lavandula
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 12-24 inches × 12-24 inches (varies by species)
ShrubLigustrum
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 8-15 feet × 8-12 feet - often smaller when pruned as hedge
PerennialLobster Claw
Heliconia rostrata
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- High
- Size
- 3-6 feet × 3-4 feet
ShrubLoropetalum
Loropetalum chinense
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 6-15 feet × 6-10 feet
VineMandevilla
Mandevilla sanderi
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 3-10 feet × 3-5 feet
AnnualMarigold
Tagetes
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 6 inches to 3 feet × 6-24 inches (varies by type)
HerbMarjoram
Origanum majorana
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 12-18 inches × 8-12 inches
GrassMat Rush
Lomandra longifolia
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 2-3 feet × 2-3 feet (varies by cultivar - dwarf forms smaller)
HerbMint
Mentha
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- High
- Size
- 12-24 inches × 12-24 inches
ShrubNandina
Nandina domestica
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 4-10 feet (species can reach 10 feet; dwarf cultivars 18 inches to 3 feet) × 2-4 feet (species); dwarf cultivars 1-3 feet
HerbOregano
Origanum
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 12-18 inches × 12-18 inches
GroundcoverPerennial Peanut
Arachis glabrata
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6-12 inches × 3-6 feet (spreading groundcover)
GroundcoverPeriwinkle
Vinca
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 6-18 inches × 12-24 inches
Fruit TreePineapple Guava
Acca sellowiana
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 10-15 feet × 10-15 feet (unpruned)
ShrubPlumbago
Plumbago auriculata
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 4-10 feet × 6-10 feet
TreePlumeria
Plumeria rubra
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 10-15 feet × 8-12 feet (often smaller in zone 9b due to cold damage)
TreePodocarpus
Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 15-40 feet × 6-15 feet
HerbRosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6 inches - 5 feet × 2-5 feet
AnnualSalvia
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 1-4 feet × 1-4 feet (highly variable by species)
SucculentSedum
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade (afternoon shade recommended in NE FL summer)
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-24 inches × spreading 12-18 inches
TreeShumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 55-80 feet × 40-50 feet
ShrubSimpson's Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 12-20 feet × 8-12 feet
PerennialSociety Garlic
Tulbaghia violacea
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 12-18 inches × 12-18 inches
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