Sorghastrum nutans Golden Sunset®
Golden Sunset® Indiangrass
- Olive green foliage
- Golden flowers attract butterflies
- Clump-forming native grass that remains upright
- A selection from the University of Minnesota
- Larval source from the Pepper and Salt Skipper Butterfly
- Category: Ornamental Grass
- Alternate Cultivar: 'MNYG318153'
- Patent: PP33,776
- Breeder: American Beauties Native Plants
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Height: 4-6 ft
- Spread: 2-3 ft
- Bloom Color: Brown Shades, Yellow Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Purchase options for Golden Sunset® Indiangrass
- Size: 2 Gallon -
- Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
- Availability: Online
$38.00
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Golden Sunset™ is a fabulous native grass with olive-green foliage and golden yellow flowers that attract butterflies. Indiangrass is very vigorous and works well when interplanted with assertive native perennials and other native grasses, in a more manicured landscape just remove the flower heads after flowering to reduce spread.
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Flower Color
| • | Yellow |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Growing Tips for Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset®'
Adaptable to a wide range of conditions and soils. Prefers rich soils in full sun. Cut back after flowering to reduce spread by seed.
