Blue-Eyed Grass Plant Profile
Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) is a clump-forming perennial plant with tiny
violet-blue flowers. These flowers close up late in the day and open again in
the morning, It is actually not a grass, despites its name and grass-like looks
but is instead in the Iris family.
It is native to eastern North America and is hardy to USDA
Zones 4 to 9. It grows from 8 to 12 inches tall.
It flowers in late spring and does best in full to part sun.
It prefers moist or wet soils and will die if it is allowed to get too dry.
Avoid applying mulch around it as that can cause crown rot.
Blue-Eyed Grass is often used as a groundcover, edging
plant, or in cottage gardens. Pollinators are attracted to the flowers’ nectar
and pollen. It is considered to be rabbit- and deer-resistant.
You can propagate it by digging and dividing it in the
springtime. It can also self-sow if you let it. Deadhead the flowers as they
finish blooming, if you do not want it to produce seeds.
Blue-Eyed Grass: You
Can Grow That!
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