Are deer-grazing your gardens? Below are cards with five native plants per region that won’t be a deer’s first choice to nibble. Remember, deer will try just about anything, but these plants have a better chance than others at being left alone.

Print off these cards or write down the plant names and take them to your local nursery or look them up on Garden for Wildlife. Try planting these unpalatable plants in clusters of three or four. Then, even if deer do sample them, there will be plenty left behind!

Click on the card that matches your region, right click, and save the card for future reference.

Northwest, United States

States include: parts of northern CA, ID, MT, OR, WA

North/Central, United States

States include: IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI

California, United States

Some plants will do better in different CA ecoregions.

Southwest, United States

States include: AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT

Southeast, United States

States include: AL, GA, FL, NC, parts of MS, SC, TN

Alaska, United States

Some plants will do better in different AK ecoregions.

Hawaiian Islands, United States

States include: Hawaii

South/Central, United States

States include: AL, AR, LA, parts of MS, OK, TX

Northeast, United States

States include: CT, DE, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, WV, VI, VT