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Blue-eyed (lat. Sisyrinchium) - a numerous genus of plants with a difficult to pronounce Latin name and an underground part in the form of a tenacious rhizome or pineal bulb. Contrary to the name of the genus, the petals of its simple flowers are not blue in all species, and the Latin name hides a completely different meaning. This does not prevent the plant from being popular with gardeners, since its resistance and vitality relieve you of the extra hassle of caring for the plant.
What's in your name
There are two versions of the origin of the Latin name of the genus "Sisyrinchium".
The first, more ancient one, which does not suit many botanists, breaks the long Latin word into two Greek ones, which mean "pig" plus "muzzle" in Russian. This origin is associated with the favorite pastime of pigs to dig their muzzles in the ground, extracting roots and bulbs for their food, including the described genus of plants.
The second version is also associated with the underground part of the plant, although it sounds a little more noble. Carl Linnaeus, assigning a Latin name to the genus of plants, was based on the Greek word "sisyra" recorded by Pliny and Theophrastus in the name of a plant from the Iris family "Moraea Sisyrinchium" for the appearance of the corms of this plant. The surface of the corms reminded them of a cloak made of shaggy goat hair, which served as a garment during the day and served as a blanket at night. Such a universal raincoat was called “sisyra”.
Plants of the genus are often called by the common name "Blue-eyed grasses", although by their morphological data they do not belong to grasses.
Description
Among the numerous representatives of the genus, rhizome or bulbous perennial plants are more common, although there are also species that live only one year. The rhizome, capable of renewing new low-growing shoots characteristic of plants of the genus "Sisyrinchium" or Goluboglazka, serves for many years.
Narrow sharp-nosed thin leaves form basal rosettes, which are sometimes located in a dense family on the ground, densely turfing the soil.
A thin stem rises from the rosette of leaves, ending in a single flower or an inflorescence in the form of a brush. Unpretentious small flowers, contrary to the generic name, can be not only blue-eyed, but also white, golden-yellow (in Californian Blue-eyed) and violet-blue of different shades.
As representatives of the Iris family, plants of the "Blue-eyed" genus have many external and internal characteristics similar to plants of other genera of the family, including Irises and Moreya.
Several species of the genus
* Bermuda blue-eyed (lat. Sisyrinchium bermudiana)
* Blue-eyed forked (Latin Sisyrinchium dichotomum)
* Mountain blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium montanum)
* Blue-eyed cereal (Latin Sisyrinchium graminifolium)
* Blue-eyed frosty (Latin Sisyrinchium pruinosum)
* Californian blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium californicum)
* Small-colored blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium micranthum)
* Narrow-leaved blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
* Elmer's blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium elmeri).
Usage
Blue-eyed herbs are used in ornamental floriculture. What are these very simple plants with thin, whole leaves and small flowers that do not possess aroma bribe?
And they bribe with their ability to successfully endure winter frosts; withstand prolonged drought without additional watering; unpretentiousness to soils and lighting; longevity and the ability not to stand out, but to serve as a background for other, brighter, fellows of the plant world.
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