Is Giant Japanese Silver Grass deer resistant?
Miscanthus floridulus
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 5–9LightFull sun
Mature height96–144 in
BloomFall and WinterMaintenanceModerate
About Giant Japanese Silver Grass
Reaches head height in a single season and works as a summer screen. It needs real space and a sharp spade in spring, because the clump widens fast.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 59 to 94 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Giant Japanese Silver 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
- Feather Reed GrassCalamagrostis sp.Zones 4–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Fountain GrassPennisetum alopecuroidesZones 6–9Rarely damaged
Where Giant Japanese Silver 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
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Giant Japanese Silver Grass
- Is Giant Japanese Silver Grass deer resistant?
- Giant Japanese Silver Grass (Miscanthus floridulus) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Giant Japanese Silver Grass grow in?
- Giant Japanese Silver 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 Giant Japanese Silver Grass grow in shade?
- No. Giant Japanese Silver Grass wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Giant Japanese Silver Grass get?
- Mature height is roughly 96–144 in. Growth rate is fast.