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Sorghastrum nutans
Indiangrass
Item #: 2006
Category: Grasses
Habit: Perennial
Height: 3-4 feet
Planting Rates:
6 lb. per acre
1 lb. covers 7,200 sq. ft.
Suggested seeding rates can be increased 3-4 times or more for fuller coverage sooner.
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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dry, medium, moist |
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Description
Once was a dominant prairie grass, Indiangrass reaches 3 to 4 feet high. It forms its dramatic seedheads from September to November. The beautiful golden plume-like seed heads are 4 to 12 inches long on 2 foot stems making this grass part of the tallgrass family. Indiangrass is a lowland species that endures extreme drought. It grows best in sand, loam, and clay moist soils of bottomlands and on lower slopes of hills. Grows in all regions of Texas and Canada to Mexico. Indiangrass is a larval food source for butterflies. Turkeys use for food and cover.
Indiangrass new spring growth (above)
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