Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Pointed Blue-eyed-grass

Iridaceae

Also known as Sisyrinchium atlanticum

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
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.
Propagation:	Seed. Division of clumps.
Availability:	Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales
Light:	Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or other substrate:	Loam, Sand
Soil pH:	Slightly acidic to neutral

Ecology

Wildlife:
Insects:	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.

Distribution and Planting Zones