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Rabbit-resistant plants

These plants are tagged rabbit-resistant in our source data — rabbits often leave them alone when tastier forage is available. That is not a fence. Hungry rabbits, young shoots, and local habits still cause damage.

Use this list for cottage and suburban gardens with light rabbit pressure, then protect new plantings. Pair plant choice with physical barriers where rabbits are persistent.

What matters most for Rabbit-resistant planting

1. Treat “rabbit resistant” as relative — no plant is rabbit-proof.
2. Guard seedlings and tender spring growth; mature plants are usually safer.
3. Mix aromatic and coarse-textured plants rabbits typically avoid.
4. Remove brush piles and hideouts near borders when you can.
5. Use netting or fencing for high-value beds in heavy-pressure yards.

Plants for Rabbit-resistant plants (3464)

• Giant Hyssop 'Black Adder' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bottlebrush Buckeye Full Sun8–12 ft (240–370 cm)
• Desert Rose Full Sun1–10 ft (30–310 cm)
• Desert Rose Full Sun2–10 ft (60–310 cm)
• Baneberry 'Brunette' Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Baneberry 'Pink Spike' Partial Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Inca Gold Yarrow Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Coronation Gold Yarrow Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Florida Flame Azalea Partial Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Tickseed 'Mercury Rising' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Woodland Peony Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Yellow Tree Peony Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Corsican Hellebore Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Christmas Rose 'Ivory Prince' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Stonecrop 'Autumn Fire' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Hylotelephium 'Angelina's Teacup' Full Sun3–5 in (8–13 cm)
• Coral Bells 'Amethyst Myst' Full Sun8 in (20 cm)
• Alum Root 'Amber Waves' Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Feather Reed Grass ‘Overdam’ Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Feather Reed Grass ‘Avalanche’ Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Ribes alpinum Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Japanese Boxwood 'Green Beauty' Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Small-Leaved Boxwood 'Faulkner' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Boxwood 'Green Velvet' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Cardinal Flower Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Showy Cranesbill Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Hardy Geranium Rozanne Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Fern-leaved clematis Full Sun8 ft (240 cm)
• Armand Clematis Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
• Smooth Hydrangea Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Lavance Deep Purple Lavender Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• French Lavender Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Hidcote Lavender Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Love Apple Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Tatarian Dogwood 'Argenteo-marginata' Full Sun4–10 ft (120–310 cm)
• Butterfly Bush 'Orchid Annie' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Butterfly Bush 'Blue Chip' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Glossy Abelia 'Little Richard' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Clematis Viticella 'Abundance' Full Sun9–12 ft (270–370 cm)
• Large-Flowered Clematis 'Abilene' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Climbing Hydrangea Full Sun30–50 ft (910–1520 cm)
• Sage 'Azure Snow' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Ellagance Pink Lavender Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• English Lavender 'Betty's Blue' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)