Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet

Planting Distance: 29 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Graminoid

Root Depth: 18 inches

Growth Form: Rhizomatous

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Giant Cane: Enodia creola, Enodia portlandia

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.