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Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue Eyed Grass

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Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue Eyed Grass

More About Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Blue-Eyed Grass,  grows in moist, well-drained soil in damp open woods, slopes, and along stream banks in full sun to part shade. Despite its grass-like foliage, the Blue-Eyed Grass belongs to the iris family, not the grass family. Sisyrinchium angustifolium is favored due to its violet-blue flowers and branched flowering stems blooming from May to June. Blue-Eyed Grass is a clump-forming perennial that features a compact tuft of narrow grass-like leaves growing 1' tall.  Best when naturalized in informal garden areas such as cottage gardens, woodland gardens, wild gardens or native plant areas. Blue-Eyed Grass may also be used in border fronts and rock gardens or even as an edge plant for pathways or walks.

Bloom Color

Blue

Sisyrinchium angustifolium Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure
• Sun
• Partial Shade
Mature Height
• < 1'
Spread Characteristics
• Rhizomatous - Slow
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Spring
• Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Spring
• Summer
Pond Zonation
• Flood Plain - Upland
• High Marsh - Saturated Soil
Foliage Color
• Green
Wildlife Benefits
• Bees/Pollinators
Critter Resistance
• Deer Resistant
Wetland Indicator Status
• FACU
• FACW
• FACW-
Plant Type
• Bog/Marsh
• Flowering Perennial
• Marginal
Attributes
• Container
• Drought Tolerant
• Ground Cover
• Mass Planting
• Native
• Naturalizing
• Ornamental Flower
• Rain Garden
• Specimen
USDA Hardiness Zone
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9