Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'
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Allan Armitage Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'
Allan Armitage
Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'
Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May' (click for large image)
Aunt May Argentine Blue-eyed Grass
Common Names:
  • Aunt May Argentine Blue-eyed Grass
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Aunt May Argentine Blue-eyed Grass
 
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Origin:

  Argentina, Chile  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.
Armitage says: "Full sun and well-drained but moist soils are ideal."

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 8

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 12" to 24".

Flowers:

  Season(s): Summer

Armitage says: "Is particularly attractive with creamy white margins of the gray foliage providing additional interest after flowering."  

Foliage:

  Color: Leaves are gray.
Armitage says: "Is particularly attractive with creamy white margins of the gray foliage providing additional interest after flowering."  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Armitage says: "Plants have creeping rootstocks and form large clumps but are not at all invasive."
Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May' is hardy in these areas:
Alsip, ILBaltimore, MDBayside, NY
Bronx, NYBrooklyn, NYBrownsville, TX
Canton, MIChicago, ILCicero, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Hunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NC
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMiddle Village, NY
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewport News, VA
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
Riverdale, ILRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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