Hardy Plants
Sisyrinchium montanum
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Iridaceae
Color: purple with yellow center
Exposure: full sun to partial shade
Bloom Month: June
Height: 4 – 20 in
Shape: grass like clumps
Soil: sandy loam
Moisture: moist but not wet soil
Origin: Northern North America from Newfoundland west to easternmost Alaska, and south to Pennsylvania in the east, and to New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains; introduced to parts of France, likely during WWI
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Propagation: From seed or division
Notes: Also known as ‘Blue-eyed grass’
