• Sorghastrum nutans ‘Thin Man’ is a selected form of native Golden Prairie Grass (formerly Indian Grass)
• Blooming in late summer, the showy, golden-bronze flowers provide big seeds that feed songbirds and other seed-eating animals in fall
• 'Thin Man' has stunning blue foliage and a narrow, very upright growing habit to the leaves and flower spikes
• This very xeric selection was collected in New Mexico near the Texas border
• A High Country Gardens Exclusive Introduction. A 2017 Plant Select® selection
Description
Sorghastrum nutans Thin Man PP#28,923 is a selected form of native Indian Grass. 'Thin Man' has very blue foliage and a narrow, very upright growing habit to the leaves and flower spikes. Blooming in late summer, the attractive bronze-colored flowers set lots of big seeds that feed songbirds and other seed-eating animals. 'Thin Man' was selected from a population of Indiangrass originally collected near Clovis, NM and is more xeric and tolerant of dry growing conditions than selections from the Mid-West. A Plant Select winner.
Flat of 9 plants will cover 18-23 square feet when planted together
