Indian Grass - Sorghastrum nutans | Pots ready spring & fall

Common name: Indian Grass

Scientific name: Sorghastrum nutans

Category: Native Grass, Common Perennial

Sample mature size: 2 m tall, 1.1 m wide; 7 ft tall, 4 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Average

Soil: Clay, Sand, Gravel

Blooms: Green in September

Natural habitats: Prairie-savannahs, Open-upland

Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Grassland birds 🦉, Songbirds 🐦, Beneficial insects 🐞, Bees/wasps 🐝, Landfowl 🦃

Points of interest: - It adapts well to a variety of soils, and it can cope with dry conditions and even occasional flooding. - Can be aggressive growing in some situations - Attracts grasshoppers and insects which are an important food source for many songbirds and game birds - Common to find birds such as ring-necked pheasants, mourning doves and field sparrows nesting and using this grass as cover