Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Plant Names
Sorghastrum nutans
Yellow False-sorghum
Faux-sorgho penché
Synonyms
nodding false-sorghum
sorgho changeant
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Aug - Sep
Hauteur max: 6,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Supports birds
Supports pollinators
Supports birds
Supports pollinators
Tolerates:
Tolerates salt conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates salt conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Yellow False-sorghum forms patches from short rhizomes. In the fall its blooms produce bright orange anthers that hang down providing winter interest. It is not suited for smaller gardens, but if you have the space it will create a large patch. Like many native grasses, it has diffuse, deep root systems.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines boréales
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Sorghastrum nutans
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Sorghastrum nutans
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Helianthus giganteus
Giant Sunflower
Hélianthe géant - Lobelia spicata
Pale-spike Lobelia
Lobélie à épi - Solidago rigida
Stiff Goldenrod
Verge d'or rigide - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster
Aster de Nouvelle-Angleterre - Teucrium canadense
Canada Germander
Germandrée du Canada
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Miscanthus (Silvergrass)
- Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)
- Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary Grass)
- Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain Grass)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Can be sown in late spring in warm soil.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds are dark and dry, and easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/4 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.