Blue-eyed grass

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Blue-eyed grass in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sisyrinchium (an old Greek name first applied to some other plant). Iridaceae. Satin Flower. Blue-Eyed Grass. Rush Lily. Hardy or half-hardy perennials, usually with fibrous roots, sometimes used in the hardy border. Stems simple or branched, 2-edged or winged: lvs. grass-like, lanceolate or terete: fls. small, fugacious, in umbellate clusters from a usually 2-lvd. spathe, blue or yellow, perianth nearly flat or bell-shaped, segms. 6, nearly alike: caps. globular, 3-angled.—About 150 species, all American, mostly in moist fields and sandy places and along shores. The species are of easy cult. in any good garden soil. They are very little known as horticultural subjects. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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