| Common Name | Indiangrass |
| Scientific Name | Sorghastrum nutans |
| Height | 5-7' |
| Sun/Shade | Full sun |
| Soil | moist to dry, but grows in any well drained soil. Best in deep floodplain soil, but very versatile. |
| Color | Green leaves in summer, apricot in fall. Late summer produces a golden brown spike. |
| Notes | Invasive. Feeds birds. Good food in summer, cover in winter. Pack ground before seeding. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Possibility Place | J&J Aquatic Nursery | Earthly Goods | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
$2.00/oz
$18.00/lb |
2" plug
$1.50 ea 100 - $1.25 ea 500 - $1.00 ea seed
|
1 lb - $27.00
10 lbs - $230.00 |
Information on Sorghastrum nutans:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Fact Sheet: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=SORNUT
- Deam, Charles C. Grasses of Indiana. Indianapolis: WM. B. Burford
Printing Co, 1929
- J&J Transplant Aquatic Nursery, LLC 2001 Wholesale Catalog
and Price List.