Botanical Name: Sisyrinchium bellum
Common Name: Blue-eyed Grass
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a small grasslike plant with low clumping habit; rather iris-like in appearance; leaves are erect from basal stem
Height 6"-12"(18")
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun required; avoid shade at locations near coast
Soil drier, well-draining sites preferred
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24): thrives in warm coastal foothill/valley
 
Morphology:
Leaves grasslike, blue-green, 6"-19" long; arising from the basal clump; tend to die back to ground in mid-summer
Flowers blue-violet, 6-petaled, 1/2"-3/4" across; borne on slender 3"-6" stalks; March - May
Fruit a capsule: tiny, 1/8" round
 
Propagation:
seed; division of clump
 
Usage:
good for use with annual wildflower seed mixes, for a colorful display of flowers; informal low border or facer plantings in warm sunny locations
 
Landscape Care:
Watering little is needed after establishment; avoid excessive irrigation in adobe soils
Fertilizing none
Pruning cut back old dead leaves in summer
Pests/Diseases root rot in poorly draining soils
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: foothill meadows/chaparral of Central/Southern California
Family: Iridaceae

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