Is it deer resistant?

Yes

Sweet Fern is deer resistant.

Comptonia peregrina

Deer: Rarely
Height: 5 ft (1.5 m)
Spread: 8 ft (2.4 m)
Zones: 2–7
Light: Full sun

Perennial
Shrub

Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina)

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Perennial Comptonia

More details

Light: Full sun, Partial shade
Water: Medium
Type: Perennial, Shrub
Maintenance: Low
Growth: Slow
Bloom: Spring
Foliage: Deciduous
Features: Drought tolerant, Flowering, Native
Best uses: Coastal, Naturalized, Play area, Slope

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