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Synonym(s) Andropogon nutans Common name Indian grass Family poaceae Life cycle perennial (Z3-9) Size 3-7' Light sun Cultural notes ordinary garden soil (not too dry) From seed Give at least 8 weeks cold, then germinate at room temperature detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens mid-October Native clumping prairie grass. Ours were grown from seeds of a selection named 'Sioux Blue', but they may be closer to the plain species. They took a few years to get firmly established in our driveway bed (one of the least hospitable areas of our garden), but by now they exert themselves nicely.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: driveway bed, orchard nursery area

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Floridata profile

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2004. Seed from '04 HPS/MAG exchange. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (80%G, 2-7d)
2008. Seed from '07 garden. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (5%G, 3d)

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