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Sisyrinchium striatum
Also called Satin Flower
Pale yellow-eyed grass is an evergreen perennial in the iris family, forming clumps of grey-green sword-shaped leaves with creamy white cup-shaped flowers and golden centres in late spring. It is grown for its clumping foliage and bright flowers and is tolerant of a range of conditions once established.
Sisyrinchium striatum, common names pale yellow-eyed-grass or satin flower, is an evergreen perennial plant in the family Iridaceae.
This species is native to Argentina and Chile. It grows in alpine grasslands, open woods and meadows.
White blue-eyed grass · Sisyrinchium albilapidense · Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass · 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
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sisyrinchium striatum 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.
