Indian Grass is a native grass species in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and South of the US and goes farther west. It was/is co-dominant with Big Bluestem as a major grass of meadows and prairies. It has bluish-green foliage and bears golden-tan, large clusters of seedheads in late summer and fall. It grows in any well-drained soil from sandy to heavy clay. It is mostly used in native meadow and prairie restorations by conservation organizations. It is sold by seed or by potted plants by most any native plant nursery so that it can be a garden or landscape plant. It is a warm season plant so it does not really sprout up until May. It stays as a big clump with a fibrous root system. It is good to leave up all winter as are many ornamental grasses for winter interest. It likes an early spring burn in natural meadows or prairie. In gardens one can just burn the cut down crown of a few inches high to give it a nice, safe burn, with a hose nearby. There are several cultivars out there somewhere that some native plant nurseries might sell. A few large, diverse nurseries might sell the cultivars.

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State grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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