This plant is called blue-eyed grass, but it’s not really a grass. It belongs to the iris family. Several websites mentioned that it’s a good flower for borders of gardens and pathways. If it could be encouraged to grow more thickly, it could be quite the eye-catcher. I’m going to add it to my list of native plants to use in my yard plan.
BTW, when I told my husband about the new flower I’d found, he told me that he’d seen the plant before and killed it. We keep having this same conversation over and over. I think it’s hysterical, and I have to apologize if I’ve ever made him sound like a plant-murdering maniac. He’s the one who mows the lawn, and when the wilderness encroaches too much, he cuts it back. I am grateful for the work he does. Plants are wonderful, but they’re wild, and they don’t respect boundaries any more than insects and animals do. If they were left completely uncontrolled, they’d take over, eventually swallowing up the house. As much as I love the wildflowers, I’m not going to give up my home for them. When they step too much out of line, chop chop.