Family: poaceae
Common name(s): Indian grass
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 9
General resources
Links for Sorghastrum nutans
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-9) (5 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3) (2 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery: Sorghastrum nutans ‘Indian Steel’ - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 4) (1 photo)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 3-9) (2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (2 varieties in database) (12 photos)
- Heritage Perennials: Sorghastrum nutans ‘Indian Steel’ - Profile with description and horticultural details. (zone 4-9) (1 photo)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (4 photos)
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description (12 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (61 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-9) (3 photos). Also pages for 'Bluebird', 'Indian Steel', 'Sioux Blue', and 'St Louis'.
- Native Plants of Central Texas - Photos with brief comments from University of Texas at Austin. (5 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 4-9a) (8 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information
- Plant Delights Nursery: Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue' - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (1 photo). Also a page for 'Slim Pickens'.
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. Also seed germination records. (zone 3-9) (2 photos)
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