Prairie Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre
Prairie blue-eyed grass brings pale blue-to-white starry flowers to dry prairies and glades, a drought-tolerant little native for sunny, lean soils.
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.25–0.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AR, IA, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, MS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WI
Related native plants
More Sisyrinchium species
- Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
- Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
- White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum)
- Golden-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)
- Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)