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Deer-Resistant Groundcovers
Deer-resistant groundcovers blanket bare ground without becoming a deer buffet. These are the A and B picks — pachysandra, periwinkle, sweet woodruff and more. All 14 are listed below, with hardiness zones.
Search all 527 plants & filter by your zone →| Plant | Botanical name | Type / zones | Deer rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Spurge 🦌 | Pachysandra procumbens | GroundcoversZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Barrenwort 🦌 | Epimedium sp. | GroundcoversZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bearberry 🦌 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | GroundcoversZ2–6 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bishop's Weed 🦌 | Aegopodium podagaria | GroundcoversZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bugleweed 🦌 | Ajuga reptans | GroundcoversZ3–10 | A Rarely damaged |
| Creeping Wintergreen 🦌 | Gaultheria procumbens | GroundcoversZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Large Periwinkle 🦌 | Vinca major | GroundcoversZ6–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Lily of the Valley 🦌 | Convallaria majalis | GroundcoversZ2–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Lilyturf 🦌 | Liriope sp. | GroundcoversZ5–10 | B Seldom damaged |
| Pachysandra 🦌 | Pachysandra terminalis | GroundcoversZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Periwinkle 🦌 | Vinca minor | GroundcoversZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Plumbago 🦌 | Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | GroundcoversZ5–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Spotted Deadnettle 🦌 | Lamium sp. | GroundcoversZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Sweet Woodruff 🦌 | Galium odoratum (Asperula odorata) | GroundcoversZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
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