'Devon Skies' is a hybrid sisyrinchium selection that features showy, 1" wide blue flowers with yellow center eyes and a clump-forming habit. Mature plants will reach up to 6" tall and spread to fill a 12" area. The flowers are held just above the slender, glossy, dark green, grass-like foliage from late spring to early summer. Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies' blue-eyed grass 'Devon Skies' 'Devon Skies' is an evergreen perennial, to 20cm tall, producing tufts of upright, grass-like foliage and clusters of starry, sky-blue flowers, with a dark throat and yellow eye, all summer Synonyms Sisyrinchium depauperatum 'Devon Skies' Join the RHS today and save 25% Join now < > © RHS
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Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies' Blue-eyed Grass USDA Zone: 5-9 Plant number: 1.493.040 A cute little British selection of Blue-eyed Grass, valuable in the rock garden as well as for edging in the border. This forms a low clump of grassy green leaves, bearing soft sky-blue flowers with a dark-blue throat and yellow eye. Blooming begins in late spring. Devon Skies Blue-Eyed Grass, Lovely for the informal, naturalized, low water garden or rock garden, as edging, or the front of mixed borders. A profusion of bri Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies' : An easy to grow broadleaf evergreen perennial grass (or grassy in appearance) with green foliage and blue flowers in summer. It contributes grassy texture to the garden. Attractive to butterflies. To grow well, it prefers sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Grows best in average soil. Tweet Sisyrinchium hyb. 'Devon Skies' Oh lordy, we are ever-so-impressed with this amazing hybrid! With flowers like our native "Blue Eyed Grass" but LARGER, this baby bloomed Spring till end of Summer and spread to at least 1' across. Only 6" tall, it's EASY and perfect for edging.
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Sisyrinchium, Blue Eyed Grass 'Devon Skies' Sisyrinchium 9 more photos VIEW GALLERY One vendor has this plant for sale. 10 members have or want this plant for trade. Category: Perennials Water Requirements: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Foliage: Unknown - Tell us Foliage Color: Star-shaped, blue-purple flowers decorate blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium spp.) in spring and early summer. Although "grass" is in its name, blue-eyed grass is actually in the iris family. Its sturdy leaves remain green and upright throughout the growing season. Blue-eyed grass complements a host of perennials. 'Devon Skies' is a compact, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with erect, linear, dark green leaves and, from late spring to late summer, upright stems bearing small, star-shaped, blue flowers with yellow throats. Season of interest Height and spread Metric | Imperial Where to grow Soil type Chalky Loamy Sandy Soil drainage Well-drained Botanical Name Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies' Common Name Blue-eyed Grass Origin North America Habit Erect, Tufting, Clustered Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand pH Alkaline, Neutral Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost Supplementary Watering Minimal Flower Colour Blue Flowering Time Spring, Summer Flower Type Star
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Description Plant Details Contact Us An exceptional chance seedling occuring in England, with loads of showy, blue 1" flowers starting as early as mid May (here in Oregon) and going as late as August. Even without flowers the dark green, broad grass-like leaves are handsome and make tidy clumps suitable for edging. 'Devon Skies' is a dwarf variety, with small blue sky-blue flowers, darker towards the centre, and wit a yellow eye. Flowering from late Spring to early Summer plant Features Full sun Occasional watering Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C) Free draining plant information Common name Blue-Eyed Grass 'Devon Skies' Latin name Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies' type
Sisyrinchium Devon Skies 2-web.jpg. Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good for borders, rock gardens and sunny meadows. Bluish green grass-like clumps. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: sky blue w/ dark blue throat & yellow eye. Size: around 4-6" x 6-8". Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies') General Plant Information ; Plant Habit: Herb/Forb: Life cycle: Perennial: Sun Requirements: Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade: Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b: Plant Height: 6 - 12 inches: Plant Spread:
Plant Profile for Sisyrinchium ‘Devon Skies’ Blueeyed Grass Perennial
Sisyrinchium Devon Skies - blue-eyed grass. In stock. Only 25 left. $5.65. They say Devon Skies, we say the blue of heaven. Such a pure clear colour, and so many flowers when this little plant is in full bloom. Drought tolerant, cold hardy, neat and well-behaved. Our tubestock plants in flower get visited by tiny native stingless bees - you can. Devon Skies Blue-Eyed Grass has masses of beautiful lavender star-shaped flowers with blue overtones, lemon yellow eyes and violet veins at the ends of the stems from late spring to early summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its glossy narrow leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season. Landscape Attributes
