Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
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Common Name: Indian Grass  
Plant photo of: Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
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In general, lawns only need to be watered once every three days.

Check your irrigation controller and reduce watering times if necessary.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Grass

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Sioux Blue is an eye-catching, warm-season, clumping grass that grows about 5 to 6 feet tall (7 feet in flower) and 3 to 4 feet wide. Medium-wide blades are grey-blue and hold their color until the fall, when they turn a lovely yellow-orange. Plumes emerge July until frost, and are coppery-red. Native across much of North America, Quebec west to Dakotas, south to Arizona, Florida, & Mexico.