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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'

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel'
Little Bluestem

Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome'
New England Aster

Heliopsis helianthoides
False Sunflower

Similar Plants to Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Maiden Grass

Molinia caerulea 'Skyracer'
Purple Moor Grass

Andropogon gerardii 'Red October'
Big Bluestem