Tricia Martin’s Deer Resistant Plant List

For shade and sun (but not full sun all day)

• Shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeana): perennial that usually dies to ground in winter
• Turks cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii): perennial that usually dies to ground in winter

For shade (can accept some sun)

• Pigeonberry (Rivina humilis) (Perennial low-growing plant that usually dies to ground in winter)

Sun

• Rock penstemon (Penstemon baccharifolius): evergreen perennial (appreciates afternoon shade)
• Dwarf Barbados cherry (Malphigia punicifolia) (okay in shade some of the day; usually evergreen
• Firebrush (Hamelia patens): perennial that dies to ground in winter
• Thryallis (Galphimia gracilis): perennial that usually dies back in winter depending on cold
• Skyflower, golden dewdrops (Duranta repens): perennial that goes dormant in winter (appreciates afternoon shade)