About Indiangrass

Indiangrass is a perennial, warm season native bunch grass that is adapted to a wide range of soils. It thrives on well drained bottomland, but can also grow in sandy soils. At maturity in September, this grass has a golden, plume-like head and reddish-yellow foliage making it one of the most beautiful of the native grasses. It is one of the most important native tall grasses as a palatable and nutritious forage for livestock. Other uses include valuable wildlife habitat and a great landscape plant.

Plant in spring.

Scout Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Scout Indiangrass) is an exciting new cultivar of Indiangrass from the Agricultural Research Service, USDA, and Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska. Scout is adapted to a wide range of the Great Plains and Midwest. It was developed due to a need for  improved forage yield and digestibility. In trials with other Indiangrass cultivars, Scout has significantly better hay and forage yields along with high in vitro dry matter digestibility, giving better animal gains in beef cattle when used in well managed grazing systems. Scout has also shown exceptional first year establishment and vigorous growth. Find it in the Warm Season Pasture Mix.