A beautiful warm-season grass with striking form and coloring. It has erect broad blue-green leaves and tall, plume-like, soft, golden-brown seed heads. This showy perennial’s fall color is deep orange to purple.
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Duration
Perennial
Plant Type
Grass
Available
Yes
Sizes Available
Height
3-8 feet
Spread
1-2 feet
Bloom Season
Mid Summer - Mid Fall
Flower Colors
Yellow
Sun Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Average,
Clay,
Sandy,
Dry,
Moist,
Well drained
Features
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Reference Links
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SONU2
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/sorghastrum-nutans
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285219&isprofile=1&basic=Sorghastrum%20nutans
https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_sonu2.pdf
Photo courtesy Nan Hampton, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
QR
https://db.linpi.org/sonu
Code
SONU