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Herrin, IL
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Deer Resistant Plants
Deer damage to plants can be reduced by planting trees, shrubs, groundcovers, perennials,
annuals, vines, and bulbs that are not favored by deer. Deer browse (feed) on young
twigs, new buds, shoots, and succulent plants in flower beds and vegetable gardens
in spring, early summer, late fall and winter. They also rub their antlers on young
trees in late summer and fall causing damage to the bark and often death of the tree.
Here is a list of plants not favored for browsing by deer according to the Cooperative
Extension Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-
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Trees |
Shrubs |
Hardy Perennials |
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Ash (Fraxinus) |
Barberry (Berberis) |
Anemone (Anemone) |
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Beech (Fagus) |
Boxwood (Buxus) |
Artemisia (Artemisia lactiflora) |
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Birch (Betula) |
Forsythia (Forsythia) |
Astilbe (Astilbe) |
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Catalpa (Catalpa) |
Juniper (Juniperus) |
Bee balm (Monarda) |
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Cedar (Juniperus) |
Kerria Jap. rose (Kerria) |
Bergenia (Bergenia) |
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Cypress (Taxodium) |
Lilac (Syringa) |
Black- |
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Dawn redwood (Metasequoia) |
Oregon- |
Butterfly weed (Asclepias) |
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo) |
Smoke bush (Cotinus) |
Columbine (Aquilegia) |
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Hemlock (Tsuga) |
Spicebush (Lindera) |
Coreopsis (Coreopsis) |
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Locust, black (Robinia) |
Spirea (Spiraea) |
Crane s bill (Geranium) |
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Locust, honey (Gleditsia) |
Sweet shrub (Calycanthus) |
Daisy (Chrysanthemum) |
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Mimosa (Albizia) |
Witch- |
Foam flower (Tiarella) |
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Redbud (Cercis) |
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Goldenrod (Solidago) |
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Sassafras (Sassafras) |
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Hellebore (Helleborus) |
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Smoketree (Cotinus) |
Groundcovers |
Hibiscus (Hibiscus) |
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Sweet gum (Liquidambar) |
Ajuga (Ajuga) |
Iris (Iris) |
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Spruce (Picea) |
Bergenia (Bergenia) |
Jacob s ladder (Polemonium) |
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Sycamore (Platanus) |
Catmint (Nepeta) |
Loosestrife (Lythrum) |
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Tree lilac (Syringa reticulata) |
Epimedium (Epimedium) |
Peony (Paeonia) |
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Tuliptree (Liriodendron) |
Ferns (various species) |
Phlox (Phlox) |
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Ginger (Asarum) |
Pinks (Dianthus) |
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Juniper (Juniperus) |
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) |
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Perennial Vines |
Lady s mantle (Alchemilla) |
Russian sage (Perovskia) |
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Akebia (Akebia) |
Lamium (Lamium) |
Salvia (Salvia) |
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Bittersweet (Celastrus) |
Lily- |
Sedum (Sedum) |
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Clematis (Clematis) |
Lily turf (Liriope spicata) |
Snakeroot (Eupatorium) |
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Grape (Vitus) |
Lungwort (Pulmonaria) |
Soapwort (Saponaria) |
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera) |
Pachysandra (Pachysandra) |
Veronica (Veronica) |
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Ivy, Boston (Parthenocissus) |
Potentilla (Potentilla) |
Yarrow (Achillea) |
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Silver lace vine (Polygonum) |
Sedum (Sedum) |
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Trumpet creeper (Campsis) |
Snow- |
Annuals and Biennials |
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Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus) |
Sweet woodruff (Asperula) | |
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Wisteria (Wisteria) |
Vinca (Vinca) |
African daisy |
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Violet (Viola) |
Ageratum (Ageratum) |
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Alyssum (Lobularia) |
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Hardy Bulbs |
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Campanula (Campanula) |
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Allium (Allium) |
Herbs |
Forget- |
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Chionodoxa (Chionodoxa) |
Angelica (Angelica) |
Four o- |
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Colchicum - |
Basil (Ocimum) |
Foxglove (Digitalis) |
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Crown imperial (Fritillaria) |
Borage (Borago) |
Heliotrope (Heliotropium) |
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Crocus (Crocus) |
Burnet (Sanguisorba) |
Lobelia (Lobelia) |
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Daffodil (Narcissus) |
Catmint (Nepeta) |
Marigold (Tagetes) |
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Eranthis (Eranthis) |
Chamomile (Matricaria) |
Morning glory (Ipomoea) |
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Grape hyacinth (Muscari) |
Chives (Allium) |
Moonflower (Ipomoea) |
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Narcissus (Narcissus) |
Comfrey (Symphytum) |
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum) |
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Scilla (Scilla) |
Dill (Anethum) |
Petunia (Petunia) |
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Snowdrop (Galanthus) |
Fennel (Foeniculum) |
Poppy (Papaver) |
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Snowflake (Leucojum) |
Feverfew (Chrysanthemum) |
Salvia (Salvia) |
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Germander (Teucrium) |
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) |
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Horehound (Marrubium) |
Sunflower (Helianthus) |
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Hyssop (Hyssopus) |
Sweet William (Dianthus) |
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Lavender (Lavendula) |
Mex. Sunflower (Tithonia) |
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Lemon balm (Melissa) |
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Lovage (Levisticum) |
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Mint (Mentha) |
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Oregano (Origanum) |
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Parsley (Petroselinum) |
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Perilla (Perilla) |
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Rosemary (Rosmarinus) |
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Rue (Ruta) |
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Sage (Salvia) |
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Santolina (Santolina) |
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Savory (Satureja) |
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Tansy (Tanacetum) |
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Thyme (Thymus) |
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