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Golden Prairie Grass (Sorghastrum nutans), is a native, bunching, sod-forming grass with broad blue/green blades and soft, plumed seed-heads. This warm season grass is a staple of our tall-grass prairies and favored for livestock grazing. Indian grass gives a beautiful seasonal display or gold and purple flowers and seeds in autumn. This grass would be great for a rain garden as it's highly drought tolerant but can also tolerate moist soils. In addition to being food and habitat for birds and small mammals, Indian Grass is a larval host for the Salt-and-Pepper Skipper Butterfly.
Scientific Name: Sorghastrum nutans
Origin:Â Texas, North America
Height:Â Up to 8 feet
Spread: Sod-forming, spreads by underground rhizomes
Light:Â Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Water: Medium
Blooms: August to October
USDA Zones:Â 3-9
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Description
Golden Prairie Grass (Sorghastrum nutans), is a native, bunching, sod-forming grass with broad blue/green blades and soft, plumed seed-heads. This warm season grass is a staple of our tall-grass prairies and favored for livestock grazing. Indian grass gives a beautiful seasonal display or gold and purple flowers and seeds in autumn. This grass would be great for a rain garden as it's highly drought tolerant but can also tolerate moist soils. In addition to being food and habitat for birds and small mammals, Indian Grass is a larval host for the Salt-and-Pepper Skipper Butterfly.
Scientific Name: Sorghastrum nutans
Origin:Â Texas, North America
Height:Â Up to 8 feet
Spread: Sod-forming, spreads by underground rhizomes
Light:Â Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Water: Medium
Blooms: August to October
USDA Zones:Â 3-9
