Sisyrinchium bellum
Western Blue-eyed Grass
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Light blue, dark bluish violetFlora of North America
- Native range
- California, Mexico Northwest, OregonGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Western blue-eyed grass is the common blue-eyed grass of California and Oregon west of the Sierra Nevada. Plants once named Sisyrinchium eastwoodiae, S. greenei and S. hesperium are now counted as this species. Wikipedia: Sisyrinchium bellum
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Moderate
Sow outdoors and leave it
Sown outdoors in September; up in November.
No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.
50% germination.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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