Scientific Name:
Sisyrinchium bellum
Pronunciation:
siss-ur-INK-ee-um BELL-um
Common Name:
blue-eyed grass
Family Name:
Iridaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Grass-like herbaceous perennial; Leaves are dark green, linear to sword-like, basal; Flowers are radial and sky blue with dark blue veins.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Columnar, Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog
Water Use:
Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include S. 'Quaint and Queer'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet, Purple
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
six tepals
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Rust, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South