Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- sis-ee-RINK-ee-um an-gus-tee-FOH-lee-um
- Description
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These blue (to a blue-violet) flowers are on branching stems with grass-like foliage. However, this plant is not a grass but is in the iris family. This plant likes moist to average soil and is generally found in moist meadows, marshes, low woods, damp open woods, on stream banks and slopes.
Habitat: Woodlands, forests, meadows, sandhill swales
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Pollinator Garden- Full Sun Native/ Woodland Garden
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sisyrinchium
- Species:
- angustifolium
- Family:
- Iridaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- North America
- Wildlife Value:
- Food source for birds
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- light shade, insect pests, diseases
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Perennial
- Wildflower
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from May to July.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- This plant has 0.5 in. bright blue-violet flowers with a yellow eye. Blooms from March to June.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- This pale green to whitish plant has slender, wiry stems in a tuft.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- This pale green to whitish plant has slender, wiry stems in a tuft.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Native Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Insect Pests
