GOLDEN SUNSET® YELLOW PRAIRIE GRASS
SORGHASTRUM GOLDEN SUNSET
Sorghastrum nutans Golden Sunset® 'MNYG318153'
photo courtesy of Walters Gardens
Genus: SORGHASTRUM
Protected Series:
Height: 5-6 Feet Tall
Spread: 2-3 Feet Wide
Color: green foliage
Full Sun Plants
Full Sun Grass Plants
Grass
Zone: 6
#5762
drought tolerant * butterflies *
SORGHASTRUM GOLDEN SUNSET
Grower Notes:
Sorghastrum nutans Golden Sunset® PP33776 'MNYG318153' is commonly referred to as Golden Sunset Yellow Prairie Grass. This patented grass makes a good addition to the landscape. It is similar to Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster', just larger. It has a persistent upright stature, olive-green foliage and yellow flowers in mid August. It develops seed heads late summer which can reach up to 12' tall.
Golden Sunset® is pest and disease free. It thrives in full sun in rich, silty-loam, well-drained soils. It can be drought tolerant once established. It is a larval host plant of the pollinator butterfly Pepper-and-Salt Skipper Butterfly and several grasshoppers. Its seed heads and clumping habit allows for a private nesting spot for many prairie-dwelling birds and wildlife.
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