Mountain Sage comprehensive deer-resistant plant list



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Common Name

Scientific Name

Sun
Ever.
or
Decid.
Type
Rating
1-10

Barberry

Berberis spp.

S

D

S

9

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva ursi

S

E

E

9

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia

S

D

P

5

Blanket Flower

Gallardia grandiflora

S

D

P

6

Boxwood

Buxus spp.

S

E

E

9

Carmen Grey Rush

Juncus sp.

S/SH

E

E

9

Chinese Tallow Tree

Sapium sebiferum

S

D

T

9

Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara

S/SH

E

T

9

Dustymiller

Artemisia stelleriana

S

E

P

9

Evergreen Clematis

Clematis armandii

S/SH

E

V

8

Ferns

varies

SH

E

 

8

Flowering Pine

Grevillia 'Noellii'

S

E

S

8

Garden bearded Iris

Iris hybrid

S

D

P

9

Gay Feather

Liatris spicata

S

D

P

8

Germander, Bush

Teucrium fruticans

S

E

S

9

Germander, Low Growing

Teucrium cossonii

S

E

G

8

Germander, Wall

Teucrium chamaedrys

S

E/D

P

8

Grass, Blue Oat

Helictotrichon sempervirens

S

 

GR

9

Grass, Bunny Tails

Pennisetum

S

 

GR

9

Grass, Deer

Muhlenbergia rigens

S

 

GR

9

Grass, Feather

Stipa mexicana

S

 

GR

8

Grass, Fescue

Festuca californica

S

 

GR

9

Grass, Fountain

Pennisteum sp.

S

 

GR

8

Grass, Idaho Blue Fescue

Festuca idahoenses

S

 

GR

8

Grass, Purple Needle

Nassella pulchra

S

 

GR

8

Grass, Tufted Hair

Deschampsia caespitosa

S

 

GR

8

Great Basin Sagebrush

Artemesia tridentata

S

E

GR

9

Horsetails

Equisetum spp.

S/SH

E

P

9

Incense Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

S/SH

E

T

5

Japanese andromeda

Pieris japonica

SH

E

S

8

Juncus effusus

Juncus effusus

S/SH

E

P

9

Lavender

Lavandula spp.

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Abigal

Lavandula

S

E

S

9

Lavender, English

Lavandula angustifolia

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Fred Boutin

Lavandula dentata

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Hidcote

Lavandula angustifolia 'hidcote'

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Lady

Lavandula dentata

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Munstead

Lavandula angustifolia

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Spanish

Lavandula stoechas

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Sweet

Lavandula heterophylla

S

E

S

9

Lavender, White

Lavandula viridis

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Wooly

Lavandula angustifolia

S

E

S

9

Lavender, Yellow

Lavandula viridis

S

E

S

9

Manzanita, Emerald Carpet

Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'

S

E

G

8

Manzanita, Point Reyes

Arctostaphylos 'Point Reyes'

 

 

G

 

Manzanita, Woods Compant

Arctostaphylos 'Woods Compact'

 

 

G

 

Milkweed

Aesceplis sp.

S

D

P

9

Mugho Pine

Pinus mugo

S

E

S

7

New Zealand Flax

Phormium spp.

S

E

S

8

Oregano

Origanum sp.

S

 

H

9

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

S/SH

E

S

9

Pacific Coast Iris

Iris

SH

D

P

8

Pink Phlox

Phlox subulata

S

E/D

G

8

Powis castle

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

S

D

S

9

Redwood, prostrate

Sequoia sempivirens protatrus

S/SH

E

S

7

Rockrose, Crimson Spot

Cistus ladanifer

S

E

S

6

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

S

E

S

9

Rosemary, Creeping

Rosmarinus officinalis

S

E

G

9

Rosemary, Pink

Rosmarinus officinalis

S

E

S

9

Rosemary, Tuscan Blue

Rosmarinus officinalis

S

E

S

9

Rushes

Juncus spp.

S/SH

E

P

9

Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia

S

D

S

9

Sage, Autumn

Salvia greggii

S

D

S

8

Sage, Bees Bliss

Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'

S

E

G

9

Sage, Black

Salvia mellifera

S

E

S

9

Sage, Black low growing

Salvia mellifera 'Terra seca'

S

E

G

9

Sage, Cleveland

Salvia clevelandii

S

E

S

9

Sage, Garden

Salvia officinalis

S

E/D

S

9

Sage, Grahmmi

Salvia grahmmi

S

D

S

8

Sage, Marschiano Cherry

Salvia grahmmi x microphylla

S

D

S

8

Sage, Mexican Blue

Salvia chamaedryoides

S

E/D

S

9

Sage, Pitcher

Salvia lepichina

S

D

S

8

Sage, Sonomensis

Salvia sonomensis

S

E

S

9

Sage, White

Salvia apiana

S

D

S

9

Santolina

Santolina

S

E

S

9

Sedges

Carex sp.

S/SH

E

P

9

Small Flowering Huechera

Huechera micrantha

S/SH

D/E

P

7

Snow in the Summer

Cerastium sp.

S/SH

D

G

7

Society Garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

S

D

P

7

Sticky cinquefoil

Potentilla glandulosa

S/SH

D

G

7

Thyme, Lime

Thymus sp.

S

E

H

9

Thyme, Silver

Thymus sp.

S

E

H

9

Thyme, Wooly

Thymus sp.

S

E

G

9

Verbena, Tapien

Verbena tapien

S

E/D

G

8

Wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

S

D

S

8

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

S/SH

E

P

9

Wild Ginger

Asarum

SH

E

G

8

Wild Onion

Allium

S

D

P

8

Winter Daphne

Daphne odora

SH

E

S

9

Winter savory

Satureja montana

S

E

P

9

Woolly Blue Curls

Trichostema lanatum

S

E

S

9

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

S

D

S

9

Yew

Taxus spp.

S/SH

E

S

8



SUN TYPE: S=sun, S/SH=sun or shade, SH=shade
TYPE:
G=groundcover, GR=Grass, H=herb, P=perennial, S=shrub, T=tree, V=vine
RATING:
Deer-resistant rating 1-10; 10 is highest deer-resistance