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Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Also called Blue Eyed Grass, Narrow Leaved Blue Eyed Grass, Narrow Leaf Blue Eyed Grass, Pointed Blue Eyed Grass, Stout Blue Eyed Grass, Blueeyed Grass, Common Blue Eyed Grass

Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass
Photo: Hugowolf, CC BY 3.0

Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass is a small, clump-forming perennial native to eastern North America, grown for its starry blue flowers and grass-like foliage. It thrives in open, sunny spots with moderate moisture and is easy to establish.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and water during dry spells; it tolerates brief drought once established.
Soil
Average to moist, well-drained soil; tolerates clay and sandy soils.
Temperature
Hardy to about -30 °C; tolerates heat in summer.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
E. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
subtropical

About

Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to the eastern United States, stretching as far west as Texas and Kansas, where it is the most common blue-eyed grass. It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.

Other Sisyrinchium plants

White blue-eyed grass · Sisyrinchium albilapidense · Eastern blue-eyed grass · Western blue-eyed grass · Blue Eyed Grass · Golden blue-eyed grass · Prairie blue-eyed grass · Stiff blue-eyed grass · Wishbone blue-eyed grass · Elmer's blue-eyed grass · Funeral Mountain blue-eyed grass · Greenland blueeyed grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sisyrinchium angustifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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