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Deer-Resistant Plants for Zone 3
These 181 plants are both rated deer-resistant (A or B) by Rutgers and hardy in USDA zone 3. Use them as a starting palette for a garden the deer leave alone.
Search all 527 plants & filter by your zone →| Plant | Botanical name | Type / zones | Deer rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ageratum 🦌 | Ageratum houstonianum | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| American Bittersweet 🦌 | Celastrus scandens | VinesZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Angel's Trumpet 🦌 | Brugmansia sp. (Datura) | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Anise 🦌 | Pimpinalla anisum | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Annual Vinca 🦌 | Catharanthus rosea | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Arrowwood Viburnum 🦌 | Viburnum dentatum | ShrubsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Asparagus 🦌 | Asparagus officinalis | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Aster 🦌 | Aster sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Astilbe 🦌 | Astilbe sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Baby's Breath 🦌 | Gypsophila sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Bachelor's Buttons 🦌 | Centaurea cyanus | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Basil 🦌 | Ocimum basilicum | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Basket of Gold 🦌 | Aurinia saxatilis | PerennialsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bayberry 🦌 | Myrica pensylvanica | ShrubsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bearberry 🦌 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | GroundcoversZ2–6 | A Rarely damaged |
| Big Bluestem 🦌 | Andropogon sp. | Ornamental GrassesZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bishop's Weed 🦌 | Aegopodium podagaria | GroundcoversZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Black-Eyed Susan 🦌 | Rudbeckia sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Blackhaw Viburnum 🦌 | Viburnum prunifolium | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Blazing Star 🦌 | Liatris sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Bleeding Heart 🦌 | Dicentra spectabilis | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Blueberry Elder, Sweet Elder 🦌 | Sambucus canadensis | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Bog Rosemary 🦌 | Andromeda polifolia | ShrubsZ2–6 | B Seldom damaged |
| Borage 🦌 | Borage officinalis | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Brambles 🦌 | Rubus sp. | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Buckthorn 🦌 | Rhammus sp. | ShrubsZ2–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Bugleweed 🦌 | Ajuga reptans | GroundcoversZ3–10 | A Rarely damaged |
| Bugloss 🦌 | Anchusa sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Bush Cinquefoil 🦌 | Potentilla fruticosa | ShrubsZ2–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Butter & Eggs 🦌 | Linaria vulgaris | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Butterfly Weed 🦌 | Asclepias tuberosa | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| California Poppy 🦌 | Eschscholzia californica | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Camassia 🦌 | Camassia leichtlini | BulbsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Candytuft 🦌 | Iberis sempervirens | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Candytuft 🦌 | Iberis umbellata | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Cardinal Flower 🦌 | Lobelia sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Carnation, Pinks 🦌 | Dianthus sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Catmint 🦌 | Nepeta sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Chinese Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus chinensis cv. | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Christmas Fern 🦌 | Polystichum arcostichoides | FernsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Cinnamon Fern 🦌 | Osmunda cinnamomea | FernsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Cock's Comb 🦌 | Celosia sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Colorado Blue Spruce 🦌 | Picea pungens | TreesZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Columbine 🦌 | Aquilegia sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Common Lilac 🦌 | Syringa vulgaris | ShrubsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Common Tansy 🦌 | Tanacetum vulgare | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Common Witchhazel 🦌 | Hamamelis virginiana | ShrubsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Common Yarrow 🦌 | Achillea millefolium | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Cranberry Bush 🦌 | Viburnum opulus | ShrubsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Creeping Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus horizontalis cv. | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Creeping Wintergreen 🦌 | Gaultheria procumbens | GroundcoversZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Crocus 🦌 | Crocus sp. | BulbsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Currant 🦌 | Ribes sp. | ShrubsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Daffodil 🦌 | Narcissus sp. | BulbsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Dame's Rocket 🦌 | Hesperis matronalis | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Delphinium 🦌 | Delphinium sp. | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Dill 🦌 | Anethumus graveolens | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Dusty Miller 🦌 | Centaurea cineraria | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Dwarf Alberta Spruce 🦌 | Picea glauca 'Conica' | TreesZ2–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Dwarf Balsam Fir 🦌 | Abies balsamea | ShrubsZ3–6 | B Seldom damaged |
| Eastern Red Cedar 🦌 | Juniperus virginiana | TreesZ2–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Eastern White Pine 🦌 | Pinus strobus | TreesZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| European White Birch 🦌 | Betula pendula | TreesZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| False Camomile 🦌 | Matricaria sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| False Indigo 🦌 | Baptisia australis | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Flowering Tobacco 🦌 | Nicotiana sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Foam Flower 🦌 | Tiarella cordifolia | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Forget-Me-Not 🦌 | Myosotis sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Forget-Me-Not 🦌 | Myosotis sylvatica | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Forget-Me-Not 🦌 | Myosotis alpestris | BiennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Fragrant Sumac 🦌 | Rhus aromatica | ShrubsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| French Marigold 🦌 | Tagetes patula | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Fringed Bleeding Heart 🦌 | Dicentra eximia | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Gas Plant 🦌 | Dictamus alba | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Goldenrod 🦌 | Solidago sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Grape Hyacinth 🦌 | Muscari sp. | BulbsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Green Ash 🦌 | Fraximus pennsylvanica | TreesZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Hayscented Fern 🦌 | Dennstaedtia punctilobula | FernsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Heartleaf Bergenia 🦌 | Bergenia sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Heliotrope 🦌 | Heliotropium arborescens | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Hens and Chickens 🦌 | Sempervivum sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Honey Locust 🦌 | Gleditsia triacanthos | TreesZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Horehound 🦌 | Marrubium vulgare | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Horseradish 🦌 | Armoracia rusticana | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Hyssop 🦌 | Hyssopus officinalis | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Iris 🦌 | Iris sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Jacob's Ladder 🦌 | Polemonium caeruleum | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Japanese Tree Lilac 🦌 | Syringa reticulata | ShrubsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Ladys' Mantle 🦌 | Alchemilla sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Lantana 🦌 | Lantana sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Larkspur 🦌 | Consolida ambigua | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Lemon Balm 🦌 | Melissa officinalis | PerennialsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Lily of the Valley 🦌 | Convallaria majalis | GroundcoversZ2–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Little Bluestem 🦌 | Schizachyrium scoparium | Ornamental GrassesZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Lobelia 🦌 | Lobelia sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Lungwort 🦌 | Pulmonaria sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Lupine 🦌 | Lupinus sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Maltese Cross 🦌 | Lychnis chalcedonica | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| May Apple 🦌 | Podophyllum | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Meadow Sage 🦌 | Salvia nemorosa | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Mint 🦌 | Mentha sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Monkshood 🦌 | Aconitum sp. | PerennialsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Moonglow Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow' | ShrubsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Mountain Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus scopulorum cv. | ShrubsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Mugo Pine 🦌 | Pinus mugo | ShrubsZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Nasturtium 🦌 | Tropaeolum majus | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Northern Sea Oats 🦌 | Chasmanthium latifolium | Ornamental GrassesZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Norway Spruce 🦌 | Picea abies | TreesZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Obedient Plant 🦌 | Physostegia sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Oriental Poppy 🦌 | Papaver orientale | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Ornamental Onion 🦌 | Allium sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Ornamental Onion 🦌 | Allium sp. | BulbsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Ostrich Fern 🦌 | Matteuccia struthiopteris | FernsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Paper Birch 🦌 | Betula papyrifera | TreesZ2–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Parsley 🦌 | Petroselinum crispum | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Peony 🦌 | Paeonia sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Pincushin Flower 🦌 | Scabiosa caucasica | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Plume Poppy 🦌 | Macleaya cordata | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Poppy 🦌 | Papaver sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Pot Marigold 🦌 | Calendula sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Potentilla, Cinquefoil 🦌 | Potentilla sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Primrose 🦌 | Primula sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Prince of Wales Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' | ShrubsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Purple Coneflower 🦌 | Echinacea purpurea | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Red Elderberry 🦌 | Sambucus racemosa | ShrubsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Red Maple 🦌 | Acer rubrum | TreesZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Red Osier Dogwood 🦌 | Cornus sericea | ShrubsZ2–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Red Pine 🦌 | Pinus resinosa | TreesZ2–5 | A Rarely damaged |
| Red Twigged Dogwood 🦌 | Cornus alba | ShrubsZ2–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Rhubarb 🦌 | Rheum rhabarbarum | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Rosemary 🦌 | Rosmarinus officinalis | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Royal Fern 🦌 | Osmunda regalis | FernsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Russian Cypress 🦌 | Microbiota decussata | ShrubsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Russian Olive 🦌 | Elaeagnus angustifolia | ShrubsZ2–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Salvia 🦌 | Salvia | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Savin/Tam Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus sabin cv. | ShrubsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Scotch Pine 🦌 | Pinus sylvestris | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sea Buckthorn 🦌 | Hippophae rhamnoides | ShrubsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sea Thrift 🦌 | Armeria maritima | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Shadbush 🦌 | Amelanchier canadensis | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Shiso 🦌 | Perilla frutescens | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Siberian Bugloss 🦌 | Bruneria macrophylla (Brunnera) | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Siberian Squill 🦌 | Scilla siberica | BulbsZ2–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Silver Mound 🦌 | Artemisia sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Skunk Cabbage 🦌 | Symplocarpos foetidus | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Small Globe Thistle 🦌 | Echinops ritro | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Snakeroot, Bugbane 🦌 | Cimcifuga sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Snapdragon 🦌 | Antirrhinum majus | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Sneezeweed 🦌 | Helenium autumnale | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Snow-in-Summer 🦌 | Cerastium | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Snow-on-the-Mountain 🦌 | Euphorbia marginata | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Snowberry 🦌 | Symphoricarpos albus | ShrubsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Snowdrops 🦌 | Galanthus nivalis | BulbsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Soapwort 🦌 | Saponaria sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Speedwell 🦌 | Veronica sp. | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Spider Flower 🦌 | Cleome sp. | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Spotted Deadnettle 🦌 | Lamium sp. | GroundcoversZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Stocks 🦌 | Matthiola sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Strawflower 🦌 | Helichrysum | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Striped Maple 🦌 | Acer pensylvanicum | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sugar Maple 🦌 | Acer saccharum | TreesZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Swamp Milkweed 🦌 | Asclepias incarnata | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Sweet Alyssum 🦌 | Lobularia maritima | AnnualsAnnual | A Rarely damaged |
| Sweet William 🦌 | Dianthus barbatus | BiennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Threadleaf Coreopsis 🦌 | Coreopsis verticillata | PerennialsZ3–9 | A Rarely damaged |
| Trout Lily 🦌 | Erythronium | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Verbena 🦌 | Verbena x hybrida | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
| Violets 🦌 | Viola sp. | PerennialsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Virginia Bluebells 🦌 | Mertensia virginica | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Wallflower 🦌 | Cheiranthus sp. | AnnualsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| White Snakeroot 🦌 | Eupatorium rugosum | PerennialsZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| White Spruce 🦌 | Picea glauca | TreesZ2–6 | B Seldom damaged |
| Wild Ginger 🦌 | Asarum canadense | PerennialsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Winter Aconite 🦌 | Eranthus hyemalis | BulbsZ3–7 | A Rarely damaged |
| Winterberry Holly 🦌 | Ilex verticillata | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Wood Fern 🦌 | Dryopteris marginalis | FernsZ3–8 | A Rarely damaged |
| Yarrow 🦌 | Achillea filipendulina | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Yellow Birch 🦌 | Betula lutea | TreesZ3–7 | B Seldom damaged |
| Yellow Foxglove 🦌 | Digitalis grandiflora | PerennialsZ3–8 | B Seldom damaged |
| Youngstown Andorra Juniper 🦌 | Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown' | ShrubsZ3–9 | B Seldom damaged |
| Zinnia 🦌 | Zinnia sp. | AnnualsAnnual | B Seldom damaged |
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