Sisyrinchium bellum
Description
Blue-eyed Grass. Sisyrinchium bellum is a 1 foot tall perennial with 1 inch blue flowers in Jan.-June. It has small, iris-like leaves. It is widely distributed in California on open, grassy slopes. It likes full sun and garden water. It also can become very drought tolerant. It grows in sand to clay, coastal bluffs to interior grasslands. There is one spot east of here that gets 8 inches of rainfall each year and blue-eyed grass is doing fine. Cold tolerant to at least 0 as it will go winter dormant in bad years. Big Sky Nursery in Frazier Park says this one did great up there even in the -18 degree weather. We planted these in reflected sun in Taft with once per week or so water and they grew to 2 feet tall with 20 or so flowers at a time covering them for months.
Characteristics
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-Eyed Grass tolerates sand, clay, seasonal flooding, high traffic(people walking on it) and deer.
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-Eyed Grass's foliage type is evergreen.
Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-Eyed Grass's flower color is blue.
Communities
Communities for Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-Eyed Grass:Central Oak Woodland, Chaparral and Coastal Prairie.
Ranges for Sisyrinchium bellum
| ph: | 5.00 to 8.00 |
|---|---|
| usda: | 5 to 10 |
| height[m]: | 0.30 to 0.70 |
| width[m]: | 0.10 to 0.50 |
| rainfall[cm]: | 30.00 to 185.00 |
Plants available Online
| Gallon | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 | $ 6.99 |
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