| * | Lists of deer-resistant plants vary from region to region. |
| * | What deer may avoid in some areas, they may eat in others depending on the availability of plants that they like better. |
| * | Deer-resistance also varies from season to season. |
| * | Deer tend to eat food that they don't like in early spring when there isn't a lot of food and in fall when they are fattening up for winter. |
| * | Deer will generally avoid plants with a fuzzy or prickly texture. |
| * | They will also tend to avoid plants with a strong smell such as thyme or lavender. |
| * | Deer will also avoid bitter-tasting plants because that could indicate poison. |
