Deer Resistant Plants For Central Oregon

Hello Folks!  We are back with another blog post, and this week’s post features a simple yet frequently discussed topic and that is Deer-resistant plants for Central Oregon! Below is a list provided of Perennials, Bulbs, and Trees that survive our hungry little friends!  

Perennials & Bulbs

  • Yarrow (Achillea spp.)

  • Monkshood (Aconitum spp.)

  • Ladybells (Adenophora confusa)

  • Bishop’s Weed (Aegopodium podagraria)

  • Hyssop (Agastache rupestris)

  • Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans)

  • Onion/Garlic (Allium spp.)

  • Ornamental Onion (Allium senescens ‘Glaucum’)

  • Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

  • Marguerite Daisy (Anthemis spp.)

  • Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)

  • Wormwood or Sage (Artemisia spp.)

  • Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

  • Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis)

  • Arrow-leaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)

  • False Indigo (Baptisia australis)

  • Bluebeard (Caryopteris clandonensis)

  • Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)

  • Snow in Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)

  • Coreopsis or Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)

  • Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata)

  • Delphinium (Delphinium spp.)

  • Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)

Perennials

  • Maiden Pinks (Dianthus deltoides )

  • Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spp. )

  • Foxglove (Digitalis spp. )

  • Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

  • Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.)

  • Spurge (Euphorbia spp.)

  • Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)

  • Blanket Flower (Gaillardia spp.)

  • Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)

  • Cranesbill (Geranium spp.)

  • Grecian Rose (Geum spp.)

  • Baby Breath (Gypsophila spp.)

  • Sneezeweed (Helenium spp.)

  • Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)

  • Hellebore (Helleborus spp.)

  • Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)

  • Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

  • Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

  • Iris (Iris spp.)

  • Red-hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)

  • Deadnettle (Lamium spp.)

  • Lavender (Lavandula spp.)

  • Gayfeather (Liatris spp.)

  • Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)

  • Desert Parsley (Lomatium spp.)

  • Lupine (Lupinus spp.)

  • Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica)

  • Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria)

  • Daffodil, Narcissus (Narcissus spp.)

  • Catmint (Nepeta spp.)

  • Evening Primrose (Oenothera spp.)

  • Oregano (Origanum spp.)

  • Peony (Paeonia spp.)

  • Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale)

  • Penstemon (Penstemon spp.)

  • Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)

  • Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)

  • Creeping potentilla (Potentilla verna ‘Nana’)

  • Mexican Hat (Ratibida spp.)

  • Rhubarb (Rheum spp.)

  • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia spp.)

  • Sage (Salvia nemorosa)

  • Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)

  • Soapwort (Saponaria spp.)

  • Pincushion (Scabiosa spp.)

  • Catchfly (Silene spp.)

  • Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)

  • Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina)

  • Orange Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea munroana)

  • Tansy & Feverfew (Tanacetum spp.)

  • Germander (Teucrium spp.)

  • Thyme (Thymus spp.)

  • Periwinkle (Vinca minor)

  • Mule’s Ears (Wyethia spp.)

Trees

  • Concolor Fir (Abies concolor)

  • Grand Fir (Abies grandis)

  • Sub-alpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)

  • Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)

  • Boxelder (Acer negundo)

  • Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)

  • European White Birch (Betula pendula)

  • Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)

  • Atlas Cedar (Cedrus negundo)

  • Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

  • Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)

  • English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata)

  • Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

  • European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

  • Green Ash or White Ash (Fraxinus spp.)

  • Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

  • Holly (Ilex spp.)

  • Juniper (Juniperus spp.)

  • Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

  • Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

  • White Spruce (Picea glauca)

  • Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

  • Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)

  • Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo)

  • Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)

  • Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

  • Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)

  • Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)

  • Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

  • Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

  • Pink Idaho Locust (Robinia x ambigua “Idahoensis”)

  • Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana tortuosa)

  • Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

  • Japanese tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)

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