Is Golden Bamboo deer resistant?
Phyllostachys aurea
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 4–10LightFull sun
Mature height180–240 in
MaintenanceHigh, wants regular attention
About Golden Bamboo
A running bamboo, and it runs hard. Plant it only inside a proper 30 inch rhizome barrier, or choose clumping Fargesia instead and save yourself a decade of digging.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 71 to 118 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
Similar to Golden Bamboo
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 Golden Bamboo 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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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Golden Bamboo
- Is Golden Bamboo deer resistant?
- Golden Bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Golden Bamboo grow in?
- Golden Bamboo is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Golden Bamboo grow in shade?
- No. Golden Bamboo wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Golden Bamboo get?
- Mature height is roughly 180–240 in. Growth rate is fast.