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Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-Eyed Grass

A self-seeding, clump-forming grass with narrow, sword-shaped, green leaves topped with small clusters of bright violet-blue blooms with yellow eyes.

  • »  AKA Sisyrinchium graminoides
  • »  Forms a dense mounding clump of green blades
  • »  Clusters of showy blue flowers are even with the top of the foliage
  • »  Bloom Time: Late spring
  • »  Flower Height: 50 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 50 cm

1gal
$24.33
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Attributes
Native to Ontario
Deciduous
Flowering Time
Lt. Spr-Sum
Habit
Clumping
Upright
Foliage Color
Green
Landscape uses
Border/edging
Ground cover
Rock garden
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Native to Ontario

Though it is called a grass, and looks like a grass, this plant is in the iris family.

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Sisyrinchium is best grown in a moist but not wet soil, in full sun to partial shade. They will self-seed in optimum conditions, so it is best to remove the flowers before they seed. Plants should be divided every few years to maintain health.