Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel' 

Grows 4 to 5’ tall with bright blue foliage. Stiff upright growth habit, forms columns of blue in the garden. Attractive golden plumes in August.

Sorghastrum nutans 

Height: 48"+

Typically grows 3-5' tall (less frequently to 6') and is noted for its upright form and blue-green foliage. It forms upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves. Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter. Stiff, vertical flowering stems, topped with narrow, feathery, light brown flower panicles highlighted with yellow stamens, rise well above the foliage clump in late summer to 5-6' tall. Panicles darken to bronze/chestnut brown in fall as they mature, later fading to gray. Panicles continue to provide some interest well into winter.