Blue-eyed Grass 'Lucerne'
Family: Iridaceae (Iris Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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Height: 6-12 inches
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Spread: 6-9 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: profuse bloom of large, one inch diameter, star-like,
intense blue flowers with yellow centers
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Light: full sun to part shade
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Soil: average, well-drained
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Moisture: medium
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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 if desired
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: discovered in Lucerne Switzerland
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Notes: stiff, grass-like, clump-forming
plant; deer and rabbit resistant
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Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C231
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