Blue-Eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium montanum | Pots ready spring

Common name: Blue-Eyed Grass

Scientific name: Sisyrinchium montanum

Example mature size: 0.035 m tall, 0.035 m wide; 0.5 ft tall, 0.5 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun

Water: Medium-dry, Dry

Soil: Sand

Blooms: Blue in June

Ontario plant status: Native Forb, Common

Natural habitats: Open-upland, Meadow-grasslands

Wildlife benefits: Songbirds 🐦, Bees/wasps 🐝, Butterflies/skippers 🦋

Points of interest: - Found naturally growing in dry ditches or well drained grassy meadows - Even though it has grass-like leaves, this species is more closely related to the iris family