Go Back Indian Grass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indiangrass, Indian Steel

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:11 PM
Sorghastrum nutans
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Plant Type: Grasses

Indiangrass, or Indian Grass is a clump-forming perennial grass with an upright, open habit typically growing 3-5′ tall but occasionally taller. Features slender blue-green leaf blades which turn yellow in fall and retain some gold color throughout the winter. Narrow, feathery panicles of tan-yellow flowers appear well above the foliage in late summer to early fall. Panicles turn bronze in fall and continue to provide interest into early winter.

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Growing & Maintenance Tips:

Likes moist, fertile soil but is very drought tolerant once established. Easily grown in average, dry to medium moisture soils in full sun. Species is a native prairie plant that prefers soils slightly on the dryish side, but is fairly tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions. Tends to flop in moist, rich soils, however. May self-seed. Cut back hard in early spring just before the new growth appears.

Flower Color

Reddish-brown

Foliage Color

Blue-green

Plant Spread

2-3'

Good Companions

Other grasses, prairie plants, or full sun perennials.

Plant Height

3-5'

Scape Height

NA

Hardness Zone

4

Soil Moisture

Moist until established, then mostly dry.

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Drought tolerant, Showy flowers , Colorful leaves, Good fall color, ,

Bloom Time

July until frost,

Critter Resistance

Rabbits/deer

Exposure

Full sun or part shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Seasonal Interests

Summer, Fall, Winter