Giant Cane
Arundinaria giganteanative · Central Texas
Giant Cane is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 25 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms green in Feb–May. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds and butterflies.
Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 25 ft
- Bloom
- Feb–May · green
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Wildlife
- Supports birds and butterflies
Where it grows
1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.