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© Ernie Marx
blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 6.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine, Wet Meadow
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 5 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognized two varieties of S. montanum, both native to the U.S. Variety crebrum is found in the northeastern states and variety montanum is found throughout the central, and northern portions of the U.S.
Not rabbit tolerant.