Some years , rabbits exhaust the efflorescence off the leap crocus , some years they do n’t . And Deer eat a few flower off the hydrangea , but bypass the lilac bush .

Or both of them eat the crocus under the tree diagram but not next to the terrace . Or vice versa .

But one thing is certain : lapin and cervid will always use up a few tulip .

It can make you palpate like you require a guard tug and security lights to keep your works secure . It ’s impossible to betoken which vegetables , perennial , or annualswill be browse or outright consumed by deer and rabbit each season . From personal experience , most of the damage from squirrels , cony , and other mammalian seems to be done in early saltation when nutrient source are somewhat limited ( compared to summer ) .

But a thirsty brute in any season will eat just about any plant , even those that arepoisonous . As the saying plump , your secure defence is a strong offense . set up industrial plant that cervid and rabbits do n’t care and you ’ll drop fewer nights weeping into your pillow .

How to keep rabbits and deer from eating your plants

Below is a leaning of works that rabbits and deer are less probable to deplete if there are plenty of other sources of food nearby . But as mention antecedently , hungry , heroic animals will eat just about anything .

cervid and rabbit immune flowers , herbs , bush , and treesPlants are order by their Common name . penetrate to reorder by Botanical name . The majority of these pants are perennials . Spp.=all speciesCommon Plant NameBotanical NameAgaveAgave spp . AlbiziaAlbizia spp . Alliums ( chives , onion , cleome)Allium spp . Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaAshFraxinus spp . AsterAster spp . BalsamImpatiens spp . BambooMost SpeciesBarberryBerberis spp . field goal Of GoldAurinia saxatilisBeard Tongue , PenstemonPenstemon spp . Bee BalmMonarda spp . BegoniaBegonia spp . BellflowerCampanula spp . BergeniaBergenia spp . Blackfoot DaisyMelampodium leucanthumBlanket FlowerGaillardia grandifloraBleeding HeartDicentra spp . Blue Avena Oat GrassHelictotrichon sempervirensBlue FescueFestuca ovina ’ Glauca’Blue FlaxLinum lewisiiBoulder RaspberryRubus deliciosusBoxwoodBuxus spp . BrittlebushEncelia farinosaButterfly BushBuddleia spp . California FuchsiaZauschneria californicaCalifornia PoppyEschscholzia californicaCandytuftIberis spp . Carpet BugleAjuga spp . CatnipNepeta spp . CedarCedrus spp . CentaureaCentaurea spp . Chamisa , RabbitbrushChrysothamnus nauseosusChuparosa , Hummingbird Bush , BeloperoneJusticia californicaColumbineAquilegia spp . CoreopsisCoreopsis spp . CotoneasterCotoneaster lucidusCranesbill , GeraniumGeranium spp . fawn Baby ’s BreathGypsophila repensCreeping Oregon Grape , Oregon GrapeMahonia spp . Creeping PhloxPhlox subulataCrocusCrocus spp . Crown - PinkLychnis coronariaCurl Leaf Mountain MahoganyCercocarpus ledifoliusCurrant , GooseberryRibes spp . CypressCupressus spp . DaffodlisNarcissus spp . DahliaDahlia hybridsDalea , Prairie Clover , Indigo BushDalea spp . DaphneDaphne spp . DaylilyHemerocallis spp . Dead NettleLamium maculatumDelphiniumDelphinium spp . DianthusDianthus spp . Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiDragon ’s HeadDracocephalon sppDuster , Fairy DusterCalliandra spp . Dwarf PlumbagoCeratostigma plumbaginoidesEnglish IvyHedera helixEuphorbiaEuphorbia spp . False Spiraea ( Astilbe)Astilbe sppFeather GrassStipa spp . FernsMany SpeciesFirAbies spp . FirethornPyracantha spp . Canadian fleabane , Showy DaisyErigeron spp . Flowering QuinceChaenomeles spp . Forget - Me - NotMyosotis scorpioidesGloriosa Daisy , Blackeyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaGlossy AbeliaAbelia grandifloraGolden BannerThermopsis divaricarpaGolden SmokeCorydalis aureaGoldenrodSolidago spp . Hackberry , SugarberryCeltis spp . HawthornCrataegus spp . HollyIlex spp . Hummingbird Trumpet , Orange CarpetZauschneria garrettiiIrisIris spp . Jacob ’s LadderPolemonium caeruleumJapanese MapleAcer palmatumJapanese Rose , Japanese KerriaKerria JaponicaJapanese SpurgePachysandra terminalisJojobaSimmondsia chinensisJuniperJuniperus spp . Lamb ’s EarsStachys byzantinaLantanaLantana spp . LavenderLavandula spp . LeucophyllumLeucophyllum spp . LilacSyringa spp . Lily Of The ValleyConvallaria majalisLittleleaf CordiaCordia parvifoliaLocoweedOxytropisLupineLupinus spp . MagnoliaMagnolia spp . Maidenhair TreeGinkgo bilobaManzanita , Kinnikinnick , PinematArctostaphylos spp . Mexican HatRatibida columniferaMonkshoodAconitum spp . Naked LadyAmaryllis belladonnaOakQuercus spp . OreganoOriganum spp . Pearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceaPeriwinkleVinca spp . Pincushion FlowerScabiosa spp . PinePinus spp . Pink Sea Thrift , Sea PinkArmeria spp . PoppyPapaver spp . Potentilla , CinquefoilPotentilla spp . Prince ’s PlumeStanleyaPussytoesAntennariaRed - Hot PokerKniphofia uvariaRedbudCercis spp . Rocky Mountain BeeplantCleome serrulataRosemaryRosmarinus officinalisSage ( Artemisia)Artemisia spp . Sage , SalviaSalvia spp . SantolinaSantolina spp . SaxifrageSaxifraga spp . SedumStone CropSnow - in - SummerCerastium tomentosumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSoapwortSaponaria ocymoidesSpeedwell , VeronicaVeronica spp . SprucePicea spp . Squill ( Bluebell)Scilla spp . Straw FlowerHelichrysum bracteatumSumacRhus spp . Swan River DaisyBrachycome iberidifoliaSweet VioletViola odorataTansy AsterMacaeranthera tanacetifoliaTexas Mountain LaurelSophora SecundifloraThymeThymus spp . Turpentine BushEricarmeria laricifoliaVerbenaVerbena spp . ViburnumViburnum spp . Vine MapleAcer circinatumVirginia Creeper , Engelmann IvyParthenocissus spp . Wild Buckwheat , Sulphur FlowerEriogonum spp . WisteriaWisteria spp . YarrowAchillea spp . Related Post : Beneficial Nematodes - Garden Friends Or Enemies ?

Deer and rabbit resistant flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees

Sources :   Colorado State University Cooperative Extension , University of Arizona Cooperative Extension , Oregon State University Extension Service .