Deer Resistant and Native New Jersey Plants

From Environmental Commission

Keep those deer away with deer resistant plants!

Why choose native NJ plants?

• Support local pollinators and wildlife
• Require less water and maintenance
• Thrive naturally in our climate

Here's a list of native NJ plants that are deer resistant:

• Flowering Plants: 
• Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
• Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
• Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
• Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
• Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa)
• Broadleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
• Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) 

Shrubs, Ferns and Grasses: 

• Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
• American Holly (Ilex opaca)
• Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
• Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
• Little Blue Stem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium)