Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans
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Common Name: Indiangrass  
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Water Saving Tip:

Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Grass

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green, Blue Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Indiangrass is a perennial grass with erect, tufted stems from 2-1/2 to 5 feet tall, and about half as wide. It starts growth in late spring or early summer and flowers in mid- to late summer. The seedhead is a single, narrow, plume-like panicle that is golden brown and 4 to 12 inches long; it has sort of an exploded-oat look about it. A Utah native, Indiangrass is found in hanging gardens and along washes at 3,700-7,200’ in Southern Utah where annual precipitation is 10 inches or less, but flooding with runoff water is common.