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Californian blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium californicum) - a herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Blue-eyed (Latin Sisyrinchium), belonging to the Iris family (Latin Iridaceae). It does not justify its generic name "Blue-eyed", since the color of the petals of its delicate flowers is not blue-blue, like most of its relatives, but golden-yellow. Therefore, the plant has many synonymous names, such as, for example, "Golden blue-eyed-grass" ("
Golden blue eyed grass")," Yellow-eyed-grass "("
Yellow-eyed grass ยป).
What's in your name
In the Latin name of the genus "Sisyrinchium" Karl Linnaeus reflected the appearance of corms of some species of plants of the Iris family, which, with their surface layer, resembled an old cloak made of shaggy wool of a goat. In ancient times, such a cloak was called "sisyra". The root system of plants of this genus turned out to be a more characteristic feature for combining numerous species into one community than the color of the petals. Moreover, not all types of petals are blue-blue. This is an example of the species described here, the petals of the flowers of which are yellow.
The specific epithet "californicum" (Californian) got the plant from the name of the area where it grows, namely from the state of California, which is located on the west coast of North America.
Californian blue-eyed or yellow-eyed grass was first described by the English botanist, John Bellenden Ker Gawler, years of life (1764 - 1842).
Californian blue-eyed has a large number of synonymous names that mislead not only people far from the science of "botany", but also many professional botanists.
Description
"Sisyrinchium californicum" or "Golden blue-eyed grass" (two such incompatible adjectives in the plant name) is a herbaceous perennial plant with a viable rhizome and a herbaceous bare stem, not exceeding 62 centimeters in height. The stems, pale green at the beginning of life, dry out over time, changing their color to dark brown, or even to black.
Although morphologically the plants of the genus "Sisyrinchium" are not herbs, the word "grass" can often be found in their numerous names. This attitude of the plant, including the Yellow-eyed Grass or the Californian Blue-eyed Grass, owe their narrow and flat sharp-nosed leaves, which form basal dense rosettes. The surface of the leaf plates is bare.
A thin peduncle bears a single flower. A very simple flower looks impressive, thanks to its six golden-yellow petals with rounded or pointed noses and longitudinal brown-brown veins. The stamens and pistils, sticking out bravoly in the center of the radiant sun, give the flower a special charm and grace. Flowering lasts from spring to late summer.
The fruit is a fusiform capsule, dark brown to black, 6 to 13 millimeters long. The capsule is filled with numerous small, dark, hemispherical seeds.
Usage
"Golden blue-eyed grass" is perfect for wet areas of the summer cottage, decorating the garden with its sunny golden graceful flowers from spring to autumn.
Californian blue-eyed will look great with other members of the Iris family, which have blue-blue or purple flowers.
Since the roots of the plant are very actively conquering space, you should monitor their progress, or arrange obstacles in the soil that limit the area occupied by dense and dense rosettes of leaves of the yellow-eyed beauty.
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