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Lavender
There are many types of lavender, including Lavandula stoechas (Spanish lavender) with varieties including Otto Quasti, Kew Red and Avondale, Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender) and the many hybrids such as Provence, Munstead, Hidcote and Grosso. Dutch lavender is another, a type that is extremely vigorous with profuse lavender flowers.
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Other Deer Resistant Plants
Pungent herbs are generally unappetizing to the deer population, including Salvia (various types of sage), Nepeta (cat mint) and Origanum (oregano) species. For the shade, ferns are good bets, as are Helleborous, Choisya ternata, Hosta, Liriope, Sarcoccoca, Taxus and Trachelospermum (star jasmine). There are several species of Carex (sedge) that love the shade and do not appeal to deer, although it can safely be said…
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Rosemary
Rosemary has flowers in the blue shades, although there are some varieties with pink or white flowers. Bees love it and deer are loathe to touch it at all. There is a huge range in size from very low groundcover types to plants that reach six feet. ‘Blue Boy’ is very diminutive, growing only to one by…
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Carex divulsa
Carex divulsa (Berkeley sedge, formerly known as Carex tumulicola) is a bright, evergreen grass twelve to eighteen inches tall. It tolerates some traffic, drought, full sun and boggy conditions and is one of the best sedges for ground cover. It looks best with part shade and is hardy to ten degrees.
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Carex
Carex tenuiculmis is a handsome, brownish red grass. It grows two to three feet tall in full sun and needs only minimal water. Carex testacea is another colorful grass that has very bright orange blades when planted in full sun. It stays attractive throughout the year and likewise requires only minimal water once established.
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Muhlenbergia rigens
This native California grass, commonly known as deer grass, can survive with very little water, although it looks best with at least some water. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has planted great stands of it. The flower stems are very tall and it is very effective in masses. It should be cut back every few years for best…
