Is Japanese Silver Grass deer resistant?
Miscanthus sinensis
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 5–9LightFull sun
Mature height48–144 in
BloomSpring and Summer and FallMaintenanceModerate
About Japanese Silver Grass
The most widely planted ornamental grass, and deservedly so for the silver autumn plumes. It self-seeds into wild land in warmer states, so choose sterile or late-flowering cultivars.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 47 to 71 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to 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 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 Japanese Silver Grass
- Is Japanese Silver Grass deer resistant?
- Japanese Silver Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Japanese Silver Grass grow in?
- 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 Japanese Silver Grass grow in shade?
- No. Japanese Silver Grass wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Japanese Silver Grass get?
- Mature height is roughly 48–144 in. Growth rate is fast.