Sisyrinchium striatum Benzakein Chai humid summer climates it is

humid summer climates it is also loved by butterflies

no sunny spot or cottage garden would be complete without this well-behaved daisy

Its charm comes from the unusual peach shade of its flowers which quite unusual in this species

Whilst it will happily grow in full shade

Sisyrinchium striatum Benzakein Chai humid summer climates it isAlso known as Pale Yellow Eye Grass this perennial forms tufts of long swordlike grey green foliage. In late spring or early summer, it produces multiple spikes of small, pale yellow flowers with golden centres and thin pale mauve stripes on the outer edges of the petals that rise above the foliage. When flowering finished Sisyrinchium produces attractive black seed pods. Each flower will open for just one day with the morning sun and then closes