Is it deer resistant?

Yes

Alabama Croton is deer resistant.

Croton alabamensis

Deer: Rarely
Height: 10 ft (3 m)
Spread: 10 ft (3 m)
Zones: 6–9
Light: Partial shade

Perennial
Shrub

Alabama Croton (Croton alabamensis)

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Perennial Croton

More details

Light: Partial shade, Shade
Type: Perennial, Shrub
Maintenance: Low
Growth: Medium
Bloom: Spring
Foliage: Evergreen
Features: Drought tolerant, Flowering
Best uses: Border, Mass planting, Naturalized, Path, Privacy, Specimen, Woodland

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