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Aug 8, 2020 12:07 AM CST
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Name: John
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a)
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Almost any gardener in Oklahoma City would be horrified to see this diminutive blue flower sullying the perfection of his close-cropped lawn. In a strange way that can almost be understood... a golf-green lawn is the gold standard by which all lawns are judged... and those who do not pursue that standard are often looked upon as turfgrass science failures.
There are, however, a few lawn "weeds" that have great merit and deserve to be considered for inclusion in a mixed planting or a perennial border. False Garlic [Nothoscordum bivalve] is one such plant... Blue Eyed Grass is definitely another.
No, I'm not suggesting you litter your perfect lawn with either of these wildflowers. But you might seriously consider including either or both of them in the front of your flower borders.
Our NGA website places a lot of emphasis on the combination of plants in the garden. Consider Blue Eyed Grass at the foot of Crimson Pygmy Barberry... or interplanted among a large drift of early-flowering Tulips or Daffodils. Think of how much more beautiful a red-leafed Japanese Maple would be with these flowers as a groundcover at its foot...
Blue-Eyed Grass is not a weed... it is just a flower... a beautiful flower... that deserves the opportunity to improve its own reputation... with a little transplanting help from you.
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