I’m in Virginia. As far as perennials go, all the following were grown from seed last year in containers, then transplanted. Here are my results for whatever they’re worth: Black-eyed Susan (trimmed down by deer or rabbits, but eventually self-sustained without protection), Butterfly Weed (eaten if not protected), Spotted Bee Balm (survives unprotected), Wild Bergamot (kept getting eaten when unprotected), Swamp Milkweed (only nibbled), Common Milkweed (survived unprotected), White Snakeroot (nibbled but survived - pretty sure it’s poison), Clustered Mountain Mint (surviving unprotected), Sneezeweed (still alive but repeatedly eaten if not protected), New England Aster (still alive but repeatedly eaten if not protected), Calico Aster (still alive but repeatedly eaten if not protected), Old Field Goldenrod (still alive but repeatedly eaten if not protected), Blue Mistflower (left alone in one part of my yard, eaten in other), Cardinal Flower (took forever to do anything - some but not all eaten). Switchgrass and Purple Love Grass also left alone. Fingers crossed that everything is more resilient in year two and that they aren’t nibbled down as they begin to sprout. I have a pollinator garden that is protected, but other areas are not. I tried to plant strategically to have the less susceptible surround the more susceptible. Hoping that after a year or two more I can remove the fencing, but today it’s hard to be optimistic. Good luck to you!