Sioux Blue Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
Pronunciation: sor-GAS-trum NOOT-enz
SKU #00581
| Description | This handsome, upright, ornamental grass has bright blue-gray foliage that turns yellow, then burnt orange in fall, with showy, bronze-yellow flower plumes. Use in mass plantings for erosion control or allow to naturalize for a prairie effect. Thrives in lean soils with little care. Blooms are stunning in fresh or dried arrangements. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Once established water during dry spells. |
| Blooms | Late summer |
| Mature Size | Foliage clump quickly grows 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide; blooms reach 6 ft. tall. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Erosion Control |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Plumes |
| Landscape Use | Border |
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| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Blue-green |
| Companion Plants | Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Salvia (Salvia); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Sedum (Sedum) |
| Care | Best in poor, dry, infertile soils, but highly adaptable, even to heavy clay. Water regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; very drought tolerant. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions. Cut to the ground in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-10
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Groveport, Ohio 43125 -
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Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
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