Is Feather Reed Grass deer resistant?
Calamagrostis sp.
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 4–9, genus rangeLightFull sun
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Feather Reed Grass
Strictly upright, flowers earlier than most ornamental grasses, and holds that vertical line through winter storms that flatten everything around it.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 24 to 35 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Feather Reed Grass
Other ornamental grasss with the same deer rating.
- Big BluestemAndropogon sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Blue FescueFestuca glaucaZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Blue Oat GrassHelictotrichon sempervirensZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Clump BambooFargesia sp.Zones 5–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Fountain GrassPennisetum alopecuroidesZones 6–9Rarely damaged
- Giant Japanese Silver GrassMiscanthus floridulusZones 5–9Rarely damaged
Where Feather Reed Grass grows
Hardy across most of these 51 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
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Feather Reed Grass
- Is Feather Reed Grass deer resistant?
- Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis sp.) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Feather Reed Grass grow in?
- Feather Reed Grass is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Feather Reed Grass grow in shade?
- No. Feather Reed Grass wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.