Home  |   Contact Us  |  Mail Order Catalog  |   Our Plant List  |  Calendar  |  Rock Garden FAQS  
 


Sisyrinchium




Sisyrinchium angustifolium©

Sisyrinchium angustifolium flower

 

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Narrowleaf Blue Eyed Grass

Blue flowers with yellow eye, clumps of narrow, linear leaves to 8-10” high.  Note silvery underside of petals.  Full to part sun, well-drained soil, Drought tolerant. -20 degrees F. Origin: Nova Scotia  Iridaceae





Sisyrinchium bellum flower©

Sisyrinchium bellum flower

 

Sisyrinchium bellum

Blue Eyed Grass

Widely distributed throughout western Oregon and California, this blue eyed grass forms clumps of narrow linear leaves with vivid blue flowers with yellow centers in late spring.   Prefers a sunny site and well drained soil, without excessive irrigation.  It can be quite drought tolerant.   12" high x 6" wide.   Use in the rock garden, waterside garden, trough or container.  Hardy to 0 degrees F.  Iridaceae


 





Sisyrinchium 'California Skies'©

Sisyrinchium 'California Skies' twin flowers

 

Sisyrinchium 'California Skies'

Blue Eyed Grass

Sky blue flowers with yellow eye above compact clumps of linear leaves. 6 x 8”.  We're not certain of the origin on this one, but it is quite small and attractive. Sun, well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil.  Hardy to 0 degreesF. Iridaceae





 

Sisyrinchium californicum , Yellow-eyed Grass©

Sisyrinchium californicum

 

Sisyrinchium californicum

Yellow-eyed Grass

 

Sword-shaped upright semi-evergreen NW coastal native to 20”. Golden blooms May-July.   . Full sun, well drained soil, moderate water.   Rock or native garden, border.   Self sows.   Hardy to 10 degrees F. Iridaceae

 

 


 

Sisyrinchium demissum, stiff blue-eyed grass©

Sisyrinchium demissum

Sisyrinchium demissum, stiff blue-eyed grass, at water's edge©

Sisyrinchium demissum

 

Sisyrinchium demissum

Stiff Blue-eyed Grass

Delicate, nodding grasslike perennial grows to 12”  and has small blue flowers with yellow centers in summer.   Grow in full to part sun.   Grow in rock garden or waterside garden, trough or container.  Native to the Southwest where it grows in moist meadows and streamside.  Hardy to –30 degrees F. Iridaceae

 

 




 

Sisyrinchium idahoense f album©

Sisyrinchium idahoense f album

 

Sisyrinchium idahoense f album

White Flowered Blue-eyed Grass

 

White flowers with yellow eye and clumps of narrow, linear leaves. To 8” high.  Sun, well-drained soil.  Found throughout the Western US.  Hardy to -20 degrees F. Iridaceae

 

 



 

Sisyrinchium striatum, Yellow Blue-eyed Grass©

Sisyrinchium striatum

 

Sisyrinchium striatum

Yellow Blue-eyed Grass

Lance shaped leaves with stalks of pale yellow, cup-shaped flowers in summer.   24” x 12” Full to part sun, regular water.   May self sow. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Iridaceae

 

 
  ©Wild Ginger Farm
All Rights Reserved
 

Use Browser Back Button to Return to Previous Page