Re: Garden of Blue Flowers -Reply
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- Subject: Re: Garden of Blue Flowers -Reply
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 12:49:51 -0700 (PDT)
At 09:54 AM 6/22/98 EDT, Kuczwanski@aol.com wrote:
>It is difficult to keep track of what everybody mentioned. I'll have to try
>to compose a list sometime. But I wanted to mention the lovely blue-eyed
>grass. I don't know the latin name, yet, but it is hardy here in Memphis,
>zone 7, and even seems to re-seed a little bit. I've had it in my garden for
>about three years. The foilage looks a little like a miniature iris, then it
>puts out these starry little blue flowers that open in the morning and close
>in the afternoon. Anyone else have this?
>
>Linda
Linda,
Yes, the perennial you mention sounds like Sisyrinchium
augustifolium. There is also a yellow eyed grass (S. californicum) and a
white form of the blue eyed grass (S. album). A much larger form, 2' with
stalks of yellow flowers and leaves similar to bearded Iris, is S. striatum
in bloom right now. These are all in the Iridaceae family but considered
herbs by many. I love them all.
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon
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