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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 3 - 8 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Water gardens
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Eastern Blue-Eyed Grass
  • Bicknell Blue-Eyed Grass

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Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2018-06-17
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-12
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2015-04-11
growing wild
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2018-06-17
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2018-06-17
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: March
Eastern blue-eyed grass
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-04-09
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-04-09
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-07-27
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida
Date: 09-FEB-2005
Photo courtesy of Brian Ahern
Photo by sedumzz
Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on May 22, 2021 7:08 AM concerning plant:
    This species is native from southern Michigan to New England south into the southern US. It has more slender stems and leaves and the leaves are much shorter than the flower stems with some stems branched.

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