Sisyrinchium nashii 'Suwanee' - NASH'S BLUE-EYED GRASS 'SUWANNEE'

SUPERIOR selection of native blue-eyed grass = tidy and dense, and heavily blooming with soft pale blue flowers.

Fairly large flowers too ( 3/4" flowers).

Very adaptable - will grow in dry sun to moist light shade!

Deer and rabbit resistant!

Blooming Time: April/May-to May/June (generally in May, depending on your zone)
Size: 8-10" tall x 15" wide clumps
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Culture: full sun to light shade, dry soils to moist
Moisture Needs: moist, average (medium), medium-dry, dry
Origin: discovered by plantsman Charles Webb in nature on limestone banks of Suwannee River in Madison County, Florida. This cultivar is clonally propagated (sometimes in tissue culture too). The species of Sisyrinchium nashii is native to AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes (bees and butterflies)
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: round Proven Winner pot 4.25" x 5" deep
Plant Combinations: excellent for edges or for the front of a smaller beds and gardens. Can be combined with many common perennials that are somewhat drought tolerant like Alliums ('Summer Beauty' ,'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles, 'Windy City' etc.), Achillea, Calamintha, shorter Iris, Nepeta, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Stachys byzantina, etc. Native companions include Amorpha nana, Asclepias tuberosa, Aster - short New England asters, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea - short cultivars, Penstemon, shorter Rudbeckia, Salvia nemorosa, shorter Solidago, and grasses like Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, short Panicum, shorter Pennisetum, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.

But also with any shorter to medium-sized plants that tolerate half shade or light shade.
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