Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne'


$27.00

Native through most of eastern North America, this ornamental grass is an exciting flower for the garden as well as for naturalizing with its exquisite blue flowers and silvery emerging foliage

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Landscape Qualities

but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition., Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden

Ornamental Qualities

lemon yellow eyes and violet veins at the ends of the stems from late spring to early summer, Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass has masses of beautiful plumes of lavender flowers with blue overtones, turning bluish-green in color throughout the season., which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its attractive glossy narrow leaves emerge silvery blue in spring

Planting and Growing

and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!, Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, with a spread of 10 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a medium rate

and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation., but grows best in sandy soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species. It can be propagated by division; however, This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Deer Resistant

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 10"Hx10"W

Flowers are lavender

Flowers from late spring to early summer

Attracts butterflies; hummingbirds

Zone 4b

Likes average to moist soil