Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Flowers not blue; they're yellow.

Propagation is best from seeds. Collect the capsules when they become wrinkled but before they fall from the plant. The capsules should dried then crushed to release the seeds. Fresh seed should be planted in fall (in cool soil). Cold/moist stratification (90 days at 33-40 degrees F) improves germination (Phillips 1985, Steffen 1997). There are about 7,568,000 seeds/lb and the recommended planting rate is 0.5 lbs/acre. Seedlings are easily transplanted. Clumps may be divided in early spring but require moist conditions (Phillips 1985).

Found generally in sandy soils, in lawns, roadsides and old fields along the gulf coast from southeast Texas to Florida. It is native to South America.

Lawns, meadows, roadsides, old fields.