Is Blue Oat Grass deer resistant?
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 4–8LightFull sunMature height24–36 inBloomSummer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Blue Oat Grass
Steel-blue evergreen tufts, larger and considerably longer-lived than blue fescue. Comb out the dead blades rather than cutting it back.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Blue Oat Grass
Other ornamental grasss with the same deer rating.
- Big BluestemAndropogon sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Blue FescueFestuca glaucaZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Clump BambooFargesia sp.Zones 5–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Feather Reed GrassCalamagrostis sp.Zones 4–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Fountain GrassPennisetum alopecuroidesZones 6–9Rarely damaged
- Giant Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus floridulusZones 5–9Rarely damaged
Where Blue Oat Grass grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Blue Oat Grass
- Is Blue Oat Grass deer resistant?
- Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Blue Oat Grass grow in?
- Blue Oat Grass is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Blue Oat Grass grow in shade?
- No. Blue Oat Grass wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Blue Oat Grass get?
- Mature height is roughly 24–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.