Prairie Blue-eyed Grass
Family: Iridaceae (Iris Family)
· Hardiness Zones: 2-8
· Height: 4-16 inches
· Spread: 6-8 inches
· Bloom Time: May to July
· Bloom: light blue, six-petaled, star-like flowers with yellow centers occur in loose clusters at the top of each flowering stem
· Light: full sun to part shade
· Soil: average, well-drained
· Moisture: dry to medium
· Use: cottage gardens, wild gardens, native plant gardens or prairie-type areas; attracts bees such as the common eastern bumble bee who collect pollen through buzz-pollination; small carpenter bees, sweat bees, yellow-faced bees and mining bees who collect pollen and/or suck nectar; and hoverflies who feed on pollen
· Care: low maintenance; divide clumps in spring
· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
· Native to: Central North America
· Notes: stiff, grass-like, clump-forming plant; deer and rabbit resistant
· Supplier: Seeds from Swamp Lovers Preserve and grown at Bluestem Farm
· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I032; Pollinator Garden C174
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