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Plants for Ohio

59 plants, from deer-resistant lists and native lists held for Ohio.

Resistant means eaten less often, not never; native is a claim about a range, and ranges have edges.

Plants named by lists held for Ohio

  • Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • American cranberrybush Viburnum opulus var. americanum

    shrub

    • Native Native Range: North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 2 to 7

  • American holly Ilex opaca

    tree

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • American hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana

    tree

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • American plum Prunus americana

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • black cherry Prunus serotina

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa

    shrub

    • Native Native Range: Eastern North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 3 to 8

  • black gum Nyssa sylvatica

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • black maple Acer nigrum

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • black willow Salix nigra

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • blackhaw viburnum Viburnum prunifolium

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • Blue mist spirea in a foundation bed: grey-green leaves with clusters of bright blue flowers
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    blue mist spirea Caryopteris × clandonensis

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • bottlebrush buckeye Aesculus parviflora

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant
    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • butterfly bush Buddleja davidii

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • A chokecherry in spring bloom, hung with drooping spikes of small white flowers
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    chokecherry Prunus virginiana

    tree

    • Native Native Range: North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 2 to 7

  • cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • common boxwood Buxus sempervirens

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • An eastern redbud in early spring, its bare branches covered in magenta-pink flowers
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    eastern redbud Cercis canadensis

    tree

    • Native Native Range: Eastern North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 4 to 8

  • An eastern redcedar at a field edge: a narrow evergreen with shredding red-brown bark and blue berries
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    eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • elderberry Sambucus canadensis

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • feather reed grass Calamagrostis × acutiflora

    grass

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • flowering dogwood Cornus florida

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • fountain grass Pennisetum alopecuroides

    grass

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • gray dogwood Cornus racemosa

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • Japanese pieris Pieris japonica

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Japanese silver grass in autumn: an arching fountain of white-ribbed blades under silky pink plumes
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    Japanese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis

    grass

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Lamb's ear edging a bed: a mat of woolly silver leaves with purple-pink flower spikes
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    lamb's ear Stachys byzantina

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Little bluestem in autumn: an upright clump of copper-orange grass with silvery seed tufts
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium

    grass

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones 3 to 9

  • mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • nannyberry Viburnum lentago

    shrub

    • Native Native Range: Eastern North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 2 to 8

  • A ninebark shrub in bloom: lobed leaves, round white flower clusters and peeling stems
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius

    shrub

    • Native Native Range: Central and eastern North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 2 to 8

  • pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia

    shrub

    • Native Native Range: Eastern North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 3 to 7

  • paper birch Betula papyrifera

    tree

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • pin oak Quercus palustris

    tree

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • pussy willow Salix discolor

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • A young red maple in a front lawn in autumn, its whole crown scarlet
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    red maple Acer rubrum

    tree

    • Native Native Range: Eastern and central North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 3 to 9

  • red pine Pinus resinosa

    tree

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Red twig dogwood in winter: bright red bare stems over a dusting of snow
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    red twig dogwood Cornus sericea

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant
    • Native Native Range: North America
    • Native native to the region
    • Native Plants with Altitude: regionally native shrubs that we recommend for Wyoming gardens (Plants with Altitude)

    Zones 3 to 7

  • A river birch with several trunks covered in peeling salmon and cinnamon bark
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    river birch Betula nigra

    tree

    • Deer-resistant very resistant
    • Native Native Range: Eastern United States
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 4 to 9

  • Russian sage in a gravel bed: silvery stems under a haze of lavender-blue flowers
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    Russian sage Perovskia atriplicifolia

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones 5 to 9

  • silky dogwood Cornus amomum

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • silver maple Acer saccharinum

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • smooth sumac Rhus glabra

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • smooth witherod Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • spicebush Lindera benzoin

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • staghorn sumac Rhus typhina

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • A sugar maple in autumn: a rounded crown blazing orange and gold over a front lawn
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    sugar maple Acer saccharum

    tree

    • Native Native Range: Eastern North America
    • Native native to the region

    Zones 3 to 8

  • sweet crabapple Malus coronaria

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • Switchgrass in a border: an upright clump of blue-green blades under airy pink-tan seed heads
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    switch grass Panicum virgatum

    grass

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones 5 to 9

  • Tatarian dogwood Cornus alba

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Threadleaf coreopsis: a fine, thread-leaved mound covered in small yellow star flowers
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    threadleaf coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant very resistant

    Zones 3 to 9

  • tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera

    tree

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

  • winterberry Ilex verticillata

    shrub

    • Native native to the region

    Zones not recorded

What the same lists say deer DO eat in Ohio

  • Blazing star in bloom: upright spikes of fluffy rosy-purple flowers over grassy leaves
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    blazing star Liatris spicata

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 3 to 8

  • Butterfly weed in bloom: flat clusters of bright orange flowers over narrow leaves
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 3 to 9

  • A common lilac beside a house, covered in cone-shaped clusters of purple flowers
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    common lilac Syringa vulgaris

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 3 to 7

  • Shrubby cinquefoil in a foundation bed, dotted with flat yellow five-petalled flowers
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    shrubby cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 3 to 7

  • Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 4 to 9

  • shadblow serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 4 to 8

  • A Colorado blue spruce: a dense silvery-blue cone-shaped evergreen in a yard
    Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock.

    Colorado blue spruce Picea pungens

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 2 to 7

  • white spruce Picea glauca

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 2 to 6

  • Austrian pine Pinus nigra

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 4 to 7

  • green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones 3 to 9

  • Norway spruce Picea abies

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • kousa dogwood Cornus kousa

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • inkberry Ilex glabra

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • beautybush Kolkwitzia amabilis

    shrub

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • obedient plant Physostegia virginiana

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Joe-pye weed Eupatorium purpureum

    perennial

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • Japanese maple Acer palmatum

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

  • saucer magnolia Magnolia × soulangeana

    tree

    • Deer-resistant moderately resistant

    Zones not recorded

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Nurseries that carry this kind of stock

Listed in Ohio: Kurtz Bros. Mulch & Soils Columbus, Wright Landscape Supply & Market Place Lancaster, Savarino Brothers Garden Center & Landscape Materials Oakwood Village, 1st Impressions Landscape & Garden Center Sunbury. Set your area and the nearest come first, by distance and never by price. What any of them has today is theirs to answer. Every yard, by state.