Sioux Blue Indian Grass

Name: Sioux Blue Indian Grass
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 00581

Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'

Pronunciation: sor-GAS-trum NOOT-enz

SKU #00581

USDA Zone

4-10

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OVERVIEW
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.
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.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Herbaceous
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color, North American Native Selection, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Growth Rate	Fast
Flower Attributes	Showy Plumes

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border
Flower Color	Yellow
Foliage Color	Blue-green
Companion Plants	Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Salvia (Salvia); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Sedum (Sedum)

CARE
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.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-10