Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium bellum

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Fern

Location: Washington, Western Cascade Foothills

Posted: Jun-09-2007 at 11:36am

A couple of weeks ago I got a very cute little plant of Blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum Fort Bragg form. It is only supposed to get about 4 inches tall. I'm a little disappointed that it only opens its flowers during the day, so I don't see it open before I go to work or when I can home, so I guess it is my weekend plant, but I still like it,. My question is, how long will it keep blooming and is there any way to prolong the blooming? I thought I read something once about how they can bloom a long time. And the leaves are starting to show a just a little more yellow, I hope it doesn't mean it's starting to go dormant.

Fern

 

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Fern

Location: Washington, Western Cascade Foothills

Posted: Jul-13-2007 at 6:13pm

It's still blooming! It must be about 7 weeks so far. Only a few flowers at a time and I've been dead heading it and keeping it moist. It's a fine addition to my collection of little plants on the back porch railing. Here is a link to a picture that looks like it. It's still only 5 inches tall with clear blue flowers with darker stripes and a yellow center.

Henry Coe State Park CA

 

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bakingbarb

Location: Washington, Western

Posted: Jul-17-2007 at 10:32pm

Fern, I too bought a blue eyed grass this spring and mine too is still flowering. Mine is in an intersting place, it is situated between 2 taller plants but towards the back of them. It seems to be happy as it looks happy. I make sure I water it because that flower bed tends to be very dry. It is not exactly what I was expecting, the one I used to see in the wild was a bit different. Maybe that is what happens when grown wild or cultivated, the plant adapts to its enviornment. As in it lives a cushy life now!

~BakingBarb

 

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Briarwood

Location: Washington, Puget Sound Island

Posted: Jul-21-2007 at 10:40am

Hi Fern. In our garden, sisyrinchiums tend to bloom on and off most of the summer. We do irrigate, so that might help. Don't deadhead them at all, and now we have dozens of offspring popping up nearby (both blue 'EK Balls' and yellow S. californicum). Unfortunately, S. 'Quaint and Queer,' which is an absolutely lovely cultivar, got swallowed up by Campanula prinulifolia this year and has disappeared.

The only problem we've had with them is in poorly draining areas, where they tend to rot.

Richard, Briarwood Garden

 

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bakingbarb

Location: Washington, Western

Posted: Jul-23-2007 at 7:28am

I am happy to hear that it self sows. It was a plant we used to see in Mi and I was so happy to find it. It is such a lovely little plant.

~BakingBarb