Sisyrinchium angustifolium
pointed blue-eyed-grass
Iridaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
0.5-1 ft tall by 0.5-1 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,blue,purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Fall-to-winter dormant. Blooms in spring.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Groundcover. Foliage is low and neat even during periods when there are no flowers (flowers in mid-spring). Plant not visible in winter. Can be naturalized in sunny areas. Can be used as a border plant or in a damp meadow.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Beneficial sweat bees, bumble bees, bee flies, and syrphid flies are attracted to nectar and pollen.
Native Habitats:
Cutthroat seeps, moist roadsides, hammocks, bogs, river banks.
