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Summary
Yellow Indian grass is a tall, clump-forming and vigorous growing plant for the meadow garden. The blades are blue-green and culminate in a softly textured golden-brown seed heads atop 5-8’ tall plants. From August through October, it produces flowers and seedheads that appear golden in the sunlight. Sorghastrum nutans thrives in full sun with moist, rich, calcareous soils and is very drought resistant. It looks best when planted in masses or used as a vertical element in the mixed wildflower meadow with Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon gerardii, Asclepias tuberosa, Rudbeckia fulgida and Echinacea purpurea.
More Details
- Plant Type
grasssedge - Sun/Shade Conditions
full-sun - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, dry - Flowering Period
mid-summer - Soil PH
adaptable - Flower Color
green, yellow - Summer Foliage Color
blue-green, green - Fall Foliage Color
orange, tan, yellow - Fruit/Seed Color
tan
Additional Information
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, USDA Forest Service (FEIS Lab), Illinois Wildflowers