{"title":"Sorghastrum","description":"\u003cp id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"\u003eSorghastrum is a small genus of prairie grass that once was dominant across much of the US Mid-west. It provides year-round cover for a variety of small birds and mammals and the most popular species, S. nutans, is a larval host plant for the pepper-and-salt skipper (\u003cem\u003eAmblyscirtes hegon).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSorghastrum (Indiangrass) Growing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSorghastrum species tend to be deep rooted which means that they are quite drought tolerant, and can prevent erosion. Indiangrass can tolerate a variety of soil types, including poor soils, dry soils, infertile soils and even heavy clay. In fact, in rich soils, it tends to grow too tall and flop over. Maintenance is easy...just cut it back to the ground in early spring before the new growth emerges. Sorghastrum is a great \u003ca title=\"perennial ornamental grass\" href=\"\/collections\/decorative-ornamental-grasses-tall-small-dwarf-plant-varieties\"\u003eperennial ornamental grass\u003c\/a\u003e for a meadow or hillside garden or as a vertical accent in a border.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sorghastrum-nutans-slim-pickens","title":"Sorghastrum nutans Slim Pickens","description":"\u003cp\u003eSorghastrum nutans 'Slim Pickens' is a 2022 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of a very heat and humidity loving, blue-foliaged form of the widespread US native species, that we spotted originally in the habitat garden section of the South Carolina Botanical Garden. A shared piece has been evaluated at JLBG since 2018, and we continue to be impressed. Other, more northerly forms have failed to thrive for us, but this collection from Pickens County, SC has excelled, forming a 4' tall clump of foliage, topped, starting for us in mid-October with a stunning 7' tall show of ochre-colored plumes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/zJ2hhm4Zs7M\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39536675651671,"sku":"16034","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sorghastrum-nutans-Slim-Pickens.i-16034.s-68512.r-1.jpg?v=1788359884"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Sorghastrum-nutans-Slim-Pickens-1900x350_bb870066-3659-4b77-a29e-8c3b6156352b.jpg?v=1688587821","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/sorghastrum.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}