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Deer-Resistant Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are some of the most reliably deer-resistant plants you can grow. Nearly all are rated A or B — here they are. All 34 are listed below, with hardiness zones.
Search all 527 plants & filter by your zone →| Plant | Botanical name | Type / zones | Deer rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo 🦌 | Bambusa sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ7–11 | B Seldom damaged |
| Big Bluestem 🦌 | Andropogon sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Blue Fescue 🦌 | Festuca glauca | Ornamental GrassesZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Blue Oat Grass 🦌 | Helictotrichon sempervirens | Ornamental GrassesZ4–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bottlebrush Grass 🦌 | Hystrix patula | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Clump Bamboo 🦌 | Fargesia sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Drooping Sedge 🦌 | Carex pendula | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Dwarf Mondo Grass 🦌 | Ophiopogon japonicus | Ornamental GrassesZ6–11 | B Seldom damaged |
| Feather Reed Grass 🦌 | Calamagrostis sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Fountain Grass 🦌 | Pennisetum alopecuroides | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Giant Japanese Silver Grass 🦌 | Miscanthus floridulis | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Giant Reed 🦌 | Arundo donax | Ornamental GrassesZ6–10 | A Rarely damaged |
| Golden Bamboo 🦌 | Phyllostachys aurea | Ornamental GrassesZ6–10 | A Rarely damaged |
| Hakonechloa 🦌 | Hakonechloa macra | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Hard Rush 🦌 | Juncus effusus | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Indian Grass 🦌 | Sorghastrum nutans | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Japanese Blood Grass 🦌 | Imperata cylindrica | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Japanese Sedge 🦌 | Carex sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Japanese Silver Grass 🦌 | Miscanthus sinensis | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Japanese Sweet Flag 🦌 | Acorus sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Large Blue June Grass 🦌 | Koeleria glauca | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Little Bluestem 🦌 | Schizachyrium scoparium | Ornamental GrassesZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Lyme Grass 🦌 | Leymus arenarius glaucous | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Northern Sea Oats 🦌 | Chasmanthium latifolium | Ornamental GrassesZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Oriental Fountain Grass 🦌 | Pennisetum orientale | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Pampus Grass 🦌 | Cortaderia selloana | Ornamental GrassesZ7–11 | A Rarely damaged |
| Purple Moor Grass 🦌 | Molinia caerulea | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Ravenna Grass 🦌 | Erianthus ravennae | Ornamental GrassesZ6–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Ribbon Grass 🦌 | Phalaris arundinaceae | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sedge 🦌 | Scirpus lacustris | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Switch Grass 🦌 | Panicum virgatum | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Variegated Purple Moor Grass 🦌 | Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Varigated Oat Grass 🦌 | Arrhenatherum elatius | Ornamental GrassesZ4–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Weeping Love Grass 🦌 | Eragrostus curvula | Ornamental GrassesZ5–9 | A Rarely damaged |
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