PURPLE BLUE-EYED GRASS

Class: Sisyrinchium inflatum

Family: IRIS FAMILY

Sub Family: Iridaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Grass Widows, Satinflower

Colour: Pale lavender-pink (occasionally deep purple)

Height: 10-30 cm (4-12")

Each Flower: 4 cm (1 1/2") across on thin stem, backed by 2 pointed, ribbed bracts of unequal length; 6 petals, darker veined, oval and pointed; 3 stamens, partially joined with yellow anthers; pistil with 3-lobed styles

Leaves: 2 or 3 smaller sheath-like leaves at base, longer grass-like leaves up to 10 cm (4") long wrap stem

Stems: Dark green, ribbed, slightly flattened, unbranched

Blooming Period: March - June

Habitat: Moist bunchgrass-sagebrush or drier sagebrush-juniper communities and in open Ponderosa pine forests

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