These Narrowleaf or Stout Blue-Eyed Grass [Sisyrinchium angustifolium] photos taken on a walking path at the Folk Art Center, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, on 11 May 2013. It’s a member of the Iris (Iridaceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 332-333, states the “flowers are often pale blue” and found “in fields and meadows.”
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SIAN3
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass near the Blue Ridge Parkway Folk Art Center – 11 May 2013
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (side view) – 11 May 2013
