Sisyrinchium striatum plant Beneficial insects

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Also known as Lungwort which is a most unfortunate name for this reliable spring flowering perennial

Height 75cm x 70cm Wide

These flowers start flowering from the top and work their way down to the bottom

from its crinkly rosette of leaves through to the stems of dainty flowers that wave beautifully in a breeze

Sisyrinchium striatum plant Beneficial insectsAlso known as Pale Yellow Eye Grass this perennial forms tufts of long swordlike grey green foliage. In late spring or early summer, it produces multiple spikes of small, pale yellow flowers with golden centres and thin pale mauve stripes on the outer edges of the petals that rise above the foliage. When flowering finished Sisyrinchium produces attractive black seed pods. Each flower will open for just one day with the morning sun and then closes