Best Deer-Resistant Plants for North Texas Yards

If you live near greenbelts, creeks, or undeveloped land anywhere in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs, you already know the frustration of watching deer strip a newly planted shrub overnight. No plant is 100% deer-proof — a hungry enough deer will try almost anything — but some North Texas plants are reliably low on their menu thanks to texture, scent, or toxicity. Here's what to plant instead.

Recommended Plants

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi var huachucensis (8a)

$32

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi var. couesii

$32

Yucca & Agave

Agave schidigera 'Royal Flush'

$46.22

Yucca & Agave

Agave sp. 'Azul Monterrey'

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave striata subsp. falcata

$32

Yucca & Agave

Agave victoriae-reginae

$46.22

Yucca & Agave

Agave weberi 'Blue'

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave x 'Blue Ember' (9a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Cylindropuntia imbricata "Cholla" (6)

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Dasylirion texanum (7a)

$32

Yucca & Agave

Dasylirion wheeleri (7b)

$32

Yucca & Agave

Echinocactus grusonii 'Gld Barrel' (9)

$29.33

Yucca & Agave

Echinocereus coccineus (4)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Echinocereus reichenbachii (5a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Hesperaloe funifera (6)

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia basilaris 'Beavertail Pricklypear'(7b)

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia c.'Ellisiana' {spineless}(7a)

$20.89

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia engelmannii (7b)

$22.22

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia engelmannii var linguiformis (7b)

$24

Yucca & Agave

Yucca 'Blue Sentry'

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Yucca constricta

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Yucca f. 'Excalibur' (4)

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Yucca glauca 'Henrietta'

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Yucca pendula "Soft Leaf Yucca"

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Yucca rostrata (7a)

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave a. 'Mediopicta Alba'

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave americana subsp. protoamericana

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave chrysantha

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave chrysantha 'Giant'

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave palmeri (8a)

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave salmiana 'Green Giant' (8a)

$81.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave scabra (8a)

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave x. gracilipes

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Echinocactus g. 'Gld Barrel' (9) Multi Head

$100

Yucca & Agave

Yucca linearifolia (7)

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Yucca thompsoniana

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Crassula ovata (11)

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Lavender Lady' PW

$24

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Navajo Princess' PW

$24

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Night Owl' PW

$24

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Mad About Mangave® 'Aztec King' (9)

$24

Yucca & Agave

Haworthia 'Savanna'

$39.33

Yucca & Agave

Sedum nussbaumerianum (9b)

$39.33

Shrubs

Clematis 'HF Young'

$16.96

Shrubs

Clematis 'Westerplatte'

$16.96

Shrubs

Clematis paniculata 'Sweet Autumn'

$16.96

Shrubs

Ficus repens

$12.51

Shrubs

Campsis radicans

$29.33

Shrubs

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita'

$29.33

Shrubs

Lonicera sempervirens "Coral Honeysuckle"

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi (7b)

$32

Shrubs

Salvia m. 'Hot Lips'

$20.89

Flowers

Dyschoriste linearis 'Thin Leaf' "Snake Herb"

$35.73

Flowers

Dyschoriste linearis 'Wide Leaf' "Snake Herb"

$35.73

Flowers

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'

$39.33

Flowers

Thymus praecox 'Creeping Red'

$32.14

Shrubs

Chitalpa 'El Nino' PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Blue Chiffon® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Magenta Chiffon PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Paraplu Violet® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Purple Pillar® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Red Pillar® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. White Chiffon® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. White Pillar® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$29.33

Shrubs

Itea v. 'Fizzy Mizzy' PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Lonicera 'Kintzley's Ghost' PW®

$35.56

Shrubs

Nerium 'Austin Pretty Limits' PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Spiraea j. Double Play® Candy Corn® PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Yucca 'Dragon Slayer' PW®

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave 'Blue Glow' (9a)

$14.28

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi v. truncata (8a)

$14.28

Yucca & Agave

Delosperma cooperii (5b)

$6.89

Yucca & Agave

Hesperaloe parviflora (7a)

$9.81

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Bad Hair Day' PW

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Mad About Mangave® 'Praying Hands'

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Sedum m. 'Lemon Ball' (7a)

$6.89

Yucca & Agave

Yucca f. 'Color Guard' (4)

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Yucca g. 'Variegata' (7a)

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Agave americana 'Opal'

$33.77

Yucca & Agave

Agave bracteosa (8a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave celsii 'Nova' (9)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave havardiana (6a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave lophantha 'Splendida' (7b)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave o. 'Frosty Blue' (7b)

$33.77

Yucca & Agave

Agave o. 'Vanzie' (7b)

$33.77

Yucca & Agave

Agave ocahui var. Longifolia

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave parrasana (8a)

$35.56

Flowers

Salvia leucantha

$6.89

Flowers

Santolina chamaecyparissus "Gray"

$8.48

Flowers

Scabiosa c. 'Butterfly Blue'

$6.89

Flowers

Scutellaria s. "Skullcap"

$8.04

Flowers

Scutellaria s. 'Yellow Skullcap'

$8.04

Flowers

Scutellaria x 'Dark Violet'

$8.04

Flowers

Sedum s. 'Autumn Joy'

$7.15

Flowers

Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'

$8.94

Flowers

Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Desert Globemallow'

$8.04

Flowers

Teucrium aroanium

$8.04

Flowers

Teucrium chamaedrys

$7.58

Flowers

Teucrium chamaedrys 'Pride of Georgia'

$8.04

Flowers

Tulbaghia v. Society Garlic

$7.15

Flowers

Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'

$8.94

Flowers

Zamia floridiana

$14.28

Shrubs

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

$24

Shrubs

Callicarpa acuminata "Mexican Beauty Berry"

$24

Shrubs

Callicarpa americana

$22.22

Shrubs

Esperanza 'Gold Star'

$20.89

Shrubs

Galphimia glauca "Golden Thyrallis"

$22.22

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia 'Ebony & Ivory'

$22.22

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia 'Ebony Fire'

$22.22

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Compacta' "TX Sage"

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Greado' "TX Sage"

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Heavenly Cloud' "TX Sage"

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Lynn's Legacy Everblooming'

$22.22

Shrubs

Nerium oleander 'Hardy Red'

$20.89

Shrubs

Nerium oleander 'Light Pink'

$20.89

Shrubs

Nerium oleander 'Rose'

$20.89

Shrubs

Olea europaea 'arbequina'

$25.77

Shrubs

Spirea c. 'Reeves'

$25.77

Shrubs

Viburnum 'Spring Bouquet'

$22.22

Shrubs

Vitex 'Shoal Creek'

$22.22

Shrubs

Acca sellowiana "Pineapple Guava"

$68.85

Shrubs

Chamaerops humilis 'Mediterranean Fan Palm'

$90.63

Shrubs

Chamaerops humilis var. 'Cerifera'

$105.58

Shrubs

Ehretia anacua "Anaqua"

$68.85

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Paraplu Rouge® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s.'Ardens dbl. Violet' "Rose of Sharon"

$63.43

Shrubs

Hibiscus s.'Pink Wine Center'

$63.43

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ 'Cotton Candy'

$63.43

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ 'French Vanilla'

$63.43

Shrubs

Sabal minor

$90.63

Shrubs

Sophora s. "Texas Mountain Laurel"

$90.63

Shrubs

Ungnadia speciosa "Mexican Buckeye"

$68.85

Shrubs

Vitex 'Rock Steady' PW®

$76.10

Shrubs

Euphorbia a. "Candelilla" (8a)

$32

Shrubs

Hamelia patens "Dwarf Firebush"

$20.89

Shrubs

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame'

$24

Shrubs

Justicia fulvicoma 'Mexican Plume'

$20.89

Shrubs

Malvaviscus d. 'Big Mama'

$20.89

Shrubs

Russelia x "Red Firecracker"

$20.89

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ Cherry Red'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ Deep Purple'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ Hot Pink'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ White'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Radio Red'

$7.58

Annuals

Cordyline a. 'Red Sensation'

$24

Annuals

Dipladenia 'Madinia™ Elegant Velvet Red'

$20.89

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Bella White'

$22.22

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Sun Parasol Fired Up Orange'

$24

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart Blue'

$20.89

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart Red'

$20.89

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart Rose'

$20.89

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart White'

$20.89

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Sun Parasol Fired Up Coral'

$24

Annuals

Angelonia 'Serenita Cherry Red'

$24.30

Annuals

Angelonia 'Serenita Purple'

$24.30

Annuals

Pentas 'Graffiti® Deep Red'

$24.30

Annuals

Pentas 'Graffiti® Violet'

$24.30

Shrubs

Fern 'Holly'

$24

Grass & Fern

Bouteloua gracilis 'Mozzie'

$6.89

Grass & Fern

Carex 'Evercolor Everillo'

$9.38

Grass & Fern

Carex 'Feather Falls'

$9.81

Grass & Fern

Carex cherokeensis

$8.04

Grass & Fern

Carex divulsa "Berkeley Sedge"

$7.58

Grass & Fern

Carex leavenworthii 'Seagoville'

$8.04

Grass & Fern

Carex texensis 'Texas Sedge'

$8.04

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia c. "Gulf Muhly"

$6.77

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'

$8.94

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'Rosy'

$7.15

Grass & Fern

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Little Bluestem'

$6.89

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia dubia

$18.67

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia dumosa

$20.89

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

$18.67

Grass & Fern

Pennisetum t. x 'First Knight'

$22.22

Flowers

Agapanthus 'Baby Pete'

$8.04

Flowers

Agapanthus africanus

$7.15

Flowers

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

$7.58

Flowers

Artemisia x 'Powis Castle'

$6.89

Flowers

Aspidistra e. "Cast Iron Plant"

$11.62

Flowers

Aspidistra e. "Milkyway"

$11.62

Flowers

Aster o. 'October Skies'

$7.15

Flowers

Aster oblongifolium

$7.15

Flowers

Capsicum a. 'Chili Pequin'

$7.15

Flowers

Coreopsis g. 'Uptick Gold & Bronze'

$7.15

Flowers

Curcuma Siam™ 'Splash'

$8.94

Flowers

Curcuma Siam™ 'Swing'

$8.94

Flowers

Cycas revoluta "Sago Palm"

$14.28

Flowers

Dalea frutenscens

$8.04

Flowers

Dianthus 'Scent First Tickled Pink'

$7.15

Flowers

Dianthus g. 'Bath's Pink'

$7.15

Flowers

Dietes i. 'Bicolor''

$7.15

Flowers

Echinacea 'Guatemala Gold'

$8.04

Flowers

Echinacea 'Panama™ Red'

$8.04

Flowers

Echinacea 'Panama™ Rose'

$8.04

Flowers

Farfugium j. 'Aureomaculata'

$10.27

Flowers

Hymenoxys s. "Four Nerve Daisy"

$8.04

Flowers

Malvaviscus d. "Turks Cap"

$7.58

Flowers

Perovskia a. "Russian Sage"

$7.58

Flowers

Platycodon 'Pop Star Blue'

$7.15

Flowers

Rosmarinus o. Prostratus

$7.58

Flowers

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'

$7.58

Flowers

Rosmarinus Upright

$7.58

Flowers

Rudbeckia f. 'Goldsturm'

$6.89

Flowers

Salvia f. Sallyfun™ 'Blue Lagoon'

$7.15

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Arctic Blaze® Fuchsia'

$8.04

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Bella Pink'

$8.94

Annuals

Vinca 'Nirvana XDR Blackberry'

$7.15

Annuals

Asparagus sprengeri

$22.22

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