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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Ajuga
Akebia - Apios
Aquilegia - Asclepias
Asimina - Athyrium
Atrichum - Campanula
Campsis - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Euonymous
Eupatorium - Galium
Gaultheria - Helictotrichon
Hemerocallis - Itea
Juncus - Liriope
Lobelia - Lysimachia
Magnolia - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Phalaris
Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Pratia
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Saxifraga
Schizachyrium - Silphium
Sisyrinchium - Thuidium
Thymus - Verbena
Veronica - Viburnum
Vinca - Zizia


Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Sisyrinchium

(Iridaceae - iris family)
Blue-eyed grass. About 75 species of clump-forming perennial herbs, native to the W.Hemisphere

angustifolium peren • ht 6-12" • zones 3-10

pointed blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium - May 28 Sisyrinchium angustifolium - May 28


native, rock garden, sun - part shade
e N Amer

Not actually a grass, but rather a relative of irises. The leaves, which resemble miniature iris foliage, form a dense, turf-like clump. The 1/2" diameter flowers are blue with gold centers. They appear from late spring through early summer. Prefers a moist location.

cat # 9V7C
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea