Blue-eyed Grass (Blue Eye Grass, Blue Eyed Grass, American Blue-eyed Grass)

• Common Name: Blue-eyed Grass (Blue Eye Grass, Blue Eyed Grass, American Blue-eyed Grass)
• Latin Name: Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Sisyrinchium montanum
• Family Name: Iridaceae

Despite its common names, this plant isn't a grass at all, but a member of the Iris family, and most species within this genus grow from rhizomes, although some have fibrous roots.

All parts of Blue-eyed Grass contain cardiac glycosides which can adversely affect heart and gastrointestinal functions, so we do not advise feeding this plant to your tortoise (although if a small part is accidentally nibbled there is no cause for worry).

See also Sisyrinchium and Yellow-eyed Grass.