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Blue-eyed Grass

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By Diohio


Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

A close shot of Blue-eyed Grass. It's a perennial native of Ohio and is not a grass but is in the Iris family. There are over 40 different species of Blue-eyed Grass in North America.



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its beautiful

10 Jun, 2008

 

Lovely close-up!

11 Jun, 2008

 

I've seen pics on three different pages... it's a wild flower here too..love the little seed pods...or are they minibulbs?

11 Jun, 2008

 

Great close-up, The yellow eye really stands out !

12 Jun, 2008

 

What a great pic! Lovely.

23 Jun, 2008

 

I just purchased one of these. Do they need special care? Nice photo!

18 Dec, 2008

 

Tasteyg, no special care that I know of.....maybe just to be sure to mark where you plant it because it can look like a normal clump of grass and get yanked out for a weed !
Lori, sorry I missed your question, they're seedpods.

18 Dec, 2008



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