The Most Popular Deer-Resistant Perennials in Zone 9

Milkweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 15 varieties. Milkweeds are essential monarch host plants as well as rich nectar sources.

Coneflower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 190 varieties. Prominent cones support pollinators, then leave seed heads that feed birds.

Sage

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 176 varieties. Aromatic leaves and upright nectar-rich flowers perform through heat and lean soil.

Black-eyed Susan

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 31 varieties. Dark-centered gold daisies create a durable bridge from summer into fall.

Blanket Flower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. Warm, banded daisies keep flowering through heat that slows many perennials.

Lupine

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 40 varieties. Palm-shaped leaves and dense flower spires bring bold meadow structure.

Beardtongue

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 49 varieties. Tubular flowers rise above tidy foliage and supply nectar in lean, sunny soil.

Joe Pye Weed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 28 varieties. Broad, nectar-rich flower clusters crown tall stems in moist late-season borders.

Foxglove

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 31 varieties. Tall columns of speckled bells create instant woodland drama and feed bumblebees.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 258 varieties. Sword-like leaves and intricate flowers give beds a strong architectural rhythm.

Ironweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 13 varieties. Tall stems finish the season with saturated purple flowers and strong winter structure.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 132 varieties. From creeping mats to tall fragrant panicles, phlox fills several garden layers.

American Aster

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. North American asters provide essential late nectar in clouds of small daisies.

Red Hot Poker

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 36 varieties. Torch-like flower spikes add blazing vertical color and draw hummingbirds.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 52 varieties. Small flower clusters on airy stems add nectar without visually crowding a border.

False Indigo

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 38 varieties. Shrub-like clumps carry lupine-shaped flowers, then ornamental charcoal seedpods.

Lenten Rose

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 148 varieties. Nodding flowers open in late winter above handsome, often evergreen foliage.

Hyssop

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 63 varieties. Aromatic foliage and nectar-rich flower spikes keep pollinators returning for weeks.

Fennel

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 5 varieties. Feathery, anise-scented foliage supports airy pollinator umbels and an edible harvest.

Stonecrop

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 105 varieties. Water-storing foliage and late flower plates keep sunny beds useful through drought.