Deer-Resistant Perennials for Full Sun

Perennials for sunny borders that tend to escape deer damage. Compare bloom time, mature height, and water needs. Split into narrower lists below.

More specific collections

Delphinium

Blanket Flower

Garlic Onion

Bandana-of-the-Everglades

A perennial dies back and comes again, so the border keeps its shape between seasons. These also take full sun. There are drought-tolerant plants here, and some of them take the heat once established. Most need very little after their first year.

perennials: 1,277
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

Deer leave these perennials alone, and they still flower. You can find perennials here that flower in spring through to late autumn, with colour running on when the rest of the garden has finished. Most of the colour is white, purple and yellow.

spring: 567
summer: 641
late autumn: 277

A single group, but not a single look: the range leaves room for almost endless combinations in a border. Salvia, Quercus and Iris have the most entries, and borders and naturalising are the commonest uses.

borders: 601
naturalising: 437