Indian Grass Live Plant | Sorghastrum nutans | Native Prairie Ornamental Grass Starter Plant

Add graceful height and four-season beauty to your landscape with Indian Grass, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its tall golden flower plumes, striking blue-green foliage, and exceptional wildlife value. Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as Indian Grass, is a hardy North American native warm-season ornamental grass and one of the signature species of the tallgrass prairie. It is an excellent choice for prairie plantings, pollinator gardens, native landscapes, wildlife habitats, erosion control, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. With proper care, it produces graceful golden flower plumes from late summer through fall.

Indian Grass thrives in full sun and prefers well-draining soil, adapting well to clay, loam, and sandy soils. Once established, it is highly drought tolerant and requires very little maintenance. Its upright blue-green foliage develops stunning shades of golden yellow, bronze, and orange in autumn, while its feathery golden seed heads persist into winter, providing food and shelter for birds and other wildlife. Deep roots help stabilize soil, making this native perennial grass an outstanding choice for conservation landscapes.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Indian Grass starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Indian Grass Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Tall golden flower plumes
• Attractive blue-green foliage
• Brilliant golden and bronze fall color
• Native North American warm-season prairie grass
• Provides food and shelter for birds and wildlife
• Deep roots help reduce erosion
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Excellent for prairie, native, and wildlife gardens
• Low-maintenance perennial grass
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans
• Common Name: Indian Grass
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining average, sandy, clay, or loamy soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment; drought tolerant once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 4–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 4–7 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Pollinator Gardens
• Wildlife Gardens
• Rain Gardens
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Erosion Control
• Ornamental Grass Collections