Deer-Resistant Annuals

Annuals that flower in their first year and usually escape deer damage. Check sun needs, height, and hardiness zone before you sow. Split into narrower lists below.

More specific collections

An annual goes from seed to flower in a season and is gone by the frost. There are flowering plants here, and most carry the colour through the season. Most are low-upkeep choices, with little staking or watering once they are settled. They fill a new border while the shrubs grow, and the colour can change every year.

annuals: 163
hardiness zones: 2 to 12

Deer leave these annuals alone, and they still flower. These annuals flower in spring through to late autumn, and the final flowers carry the garden into the cold. Most of the colour is purple and white.

spring: 63
summer: 143
late autumn: 77

The breadth is the point: the range is wide enough that no two borders need look alike. Salvia, Dianthus and Ipomoea have the most entries, and borders and containers are the commonest uses.

borders: 113
containers: 100