Drought-Tolerant Deer-Resistant Plants for Full Sun

Plants for sunny, dry beds that tend to escape deer damage. Compare water needs, mature height, and hardiness zone.

Barbados Flower Fence

King of the Agaves

Tumbleweed Onion

Ginkgo

Six hours of direct light is the working definition of full sun, and it makes the hottest, driest spot in the garden. Every one of them takes dry spells once it is settled. Most are low-upkeep choices, with little staking or watering once they are settled.

plants: 450
hardiness zones: 3 to 12

Nothing about deer-resistant plants is plain. You will find plants flowering in spring through to late autumn, and the last of them hold long after the first flush. Most of the colour is yellow and white.

spring: 220
summer: 253
late autumn: 142

African Aloe

Variegated Caribbean Agave

Garlic Chives

Common Mullein

Perennials and shrubs do most of the work here, and the range leaves room for almost endless combinations. Aloe, Agave and Allium have the most entries, and borders and naturalising are the commonest uses.

perennials: 323
borders: 144
naturalising: 126