Eastern Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
Eastern blue-eyed grass is a slender coastal-plain species with pale blue flowers, thriving in moist to wet, sandy, acidic soils of meadows and savannas.
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.67 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Sisyrinchium species
- Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
- Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
- Prairie Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium campestre)
- White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum)
- Golden-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)