North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue-eyed grass

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Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-eyed grass

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Perennial
Plant in early Spring In early spring it resembles a weedy grass - that light flat open center. Look more closely, you can see the iris characteristics. Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
Blooms The tiny blooms are hard to photograph. Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
Closeup of a Bloom Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
Seed Pod The plants seed readily and come up everywhere, which may be nicer than some delicate creature that needs constant nurturing. Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
In the Garden Used in a garden setting, it is an attractive spring border. Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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