PerennialAfrican Iris
Dietes iridioides
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 2-4 feet × 2-3 feet
Plant Collection
Deer-Resistant Shade Plants
Shade plants deer usually leave alone, for wooded, low-light beds under browsing pressure.
In this collection
28 varieties
Perennial
PerennialAlocasia
- Light
- Part Shade
- Water
- High
- Size
- 2-6 feet × 2-4 feet (varies greatly by species)
TreeAutograph Tree
Clusia rosea
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 25-30 feet × 15-25 feet
HerbBay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 10-20 feet × 4-8 feet (zone 9b typical size)
ShrubBeautyberry
Callicarpa americana
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 3-8 feet × 4-8 feet
ShrubBoxwood
Buxus sempervirens
- Light
- Part Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 3-6 feet × 3-5 feet (varies by variety)
HouseplantDracaena
- Light
- Part Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 2-10 feet × 1-3 feet
HouseplantDumb Cane
Dieffenbachia
- Light
- Part Shade, Full Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 4-6 feet × 2-3 feet (in landscape or large containers)
ShrubGolden Dewdrop
Duranta erecta
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 10-18 feet × 10-15 feet
HouseplantHeartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum
- Light
- Part Shade, Full Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- Dependent on variety × 12-24 inches
GroundcoverLamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 12-18 inches × 12-18 inches
PerennialLeopard Plant
Farfugium japonicum
- Light
- Part Shade, Full Shade
- Water
- Moderate to High
- Size
- 1-2 feet × 2-3 feet
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
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
ShrubOregon Grape Holly
Mahonia aquifolium
- Light
- Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 5-10 feet × 3-4 feet
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
TreePodocarpus
Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 15-40 feet × 6-15 feet
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