Golden-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium californicum
Golden-eyed grass is a Pacific-coast blue-eyed-grass relative with bright yellow flowers, happy in wet meadows, seeps, and the moist edges of bog and rain gardens.
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.75 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
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)
- Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)