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Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'

Yellow Prairie Grass

'Indian Steel' Yellow Prairie Grass has 3' steel-blue foliage that is crowned in mid to late summer by 5' showy yellow and orange flower spikes. These turn a beautiful orange-bronze in the fall, as does the foliage, and the effect in mass is stunning. Sorghastrum n. 'Indian Steel' prefers dry sites, and is a very important source of food in late summer for grassland birds.

Height 60 Inches

Spread 36 Inches

Bloom Color Orange

USDA Hardiness Zone 4

Companion Plants to Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Purple Coneflower

Eupatorium maculatum 'Phantom'
Joe Pye Weed

Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome'
New England Aster

Similar Plants to Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'

Andropogon gerardii 'Red October'
Big Bluestem

Molinia caerulea 'Skyracer'
Purple Moor Grass

Sporobolus wrightii
Giant Sacaton