• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: John Lampkin, Nature Coast FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

pointed blue-eyed-grass

Nomenclature

Common Name:

pointed blue-eyed-grass

Synonym(s):

Sisyrinchium atlanticum

Genus species:

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Family:

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:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

Slightly acidic to neutral

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.

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