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yellow Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains, Wet Meadow
- Season of Bloom
- August, September
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Drought Tolerant, Fall Color, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Acidic/Low pH, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Salty, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is moderately tolerant of salt and acid.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.