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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 15cm
Plant Spread: Up to 30cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
White
Other: Normal form is indigo-blue, but there also exists a white form
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer

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Common names
  • Macoun's Blue-Eyed Grass
Also sold as:
  • Sisyrinchium idahoensis var. macounii

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-06-17
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2023-10-15
Sisyrinchium idahoensis var. macounii f. album
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2023-10-15
Sisyrinchium idahoensis var. macounii f. album
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-06-17
Plant Events from our members
Australis On October 8, 2023 Transplanted
Planted in the front garden.
Australis On October 8, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased the white form from Pinewood Nursery.
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What a gorgeous purple by Bonehead Jun 19, 2017 10:50 PM 6

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