Re: blue-eyed grass and borers

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• To: i*@yahoogroups.com
• Subject: Re: [iris-species] blue-eyed grass and borers
• From: E* G* <e*@yahoo.com>
• Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 06:33:17 -0700 (PDT)

--- "mmboehm@optonline.net" <mmboehm@optonline.net> wrote:

>>> I consider it a weed of the first order, and still can't
resist letting a
clump or two stay until after bloom in spring, but have not
noticed borer
activity in beardeds in it's vicinity.

One good thing about living in a really cold climate is that it
takes old blue-eyes   years to spread. I use as companion plant
and regularly transplant it. 

For those of you not in N. America the botanical name is
Sisyrinchium montanum.

Here is a pic of it: 

http://www.blessedbee.ca/encyclopedia/honeybee_plants/blueeyedgrass.php

Ellen 


 




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Ellen Gallagher

The Society for Siberian Irises web page:  http://www.socsib.org
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