needletip blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall6 to 8 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue , purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Needletip blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum) is a perennial for rock gardens, meadows, borders, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It sends up blue to purple flowers in spring and again in summer. Birds visit the plant, and it also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with PowWow White coneflower, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Nodding onion.
Native range
AL, CT, DC, DE, and 25 more places. See all 29
AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, ON, QC, and SK.