Deer-Resistant Plants for Containers in Partial Shade

Plants for pots in partial shade that tend to escape deer damage. Check height, water needs, and hardiness zone. Split into narrower lists below.

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Half a day of sun and half a day of shade is what partial shade means, and it is the easiest light to plant for. These are the ones for pots. There are plants here for ground that dries out, and some of them cope with it. Most are grown for their flowers.

plants: 382
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

A pot does not have to mean a plain planting. You can find plants here that flower in spring through to late autumn, and the display outlasts the season. Most of the colour is white and purple.

spring: 199
summer: 243
late autumn: 115

Perennials and ground covers fill most of the pots here, and the range is wide enough that no two plantings need look alike. Euphorbia, Carex and Salvia have the most entries, and they are also used for borders and mass planting.

perennials: 348
borders: 284
mass planting: 195