Is Bottlebrush Grass deer resistant?
Hystrix patula
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 5–9LightFull shade to part shadeMature height30–36 inBloomSummer and Fall
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range35 US states
About Bottlebrush Grass
Seed heads stick out at right angles like a bottlebrush, and it is one of the few native grasses that flowers well in shade.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Bottlebrush Grass
Other ornamental grasss with the same deer rating.
Where Bottlebrush 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.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 35 US states in total.
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Common questions about Bottlebrush Grass
- Is Bottlebrush Grass deer resistant?
- Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Bottlebrush Grass grow in?
- Bottlebrush Grass is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Bottlebrush Grass grow in shade?
- Yes. Bottlebrush Grass tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Bottlebrush Grass get?
- Mature height is roughly 30–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.