Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Suwannee' (blue-eyed grass)

'Suwannee' is a cultivar of blue-eyed grass that blooms beautiful blue flowers in May. It grows best in full sun to light shade in well-drained soil. Grows to about 8–12" tall and 12–18" wide. Deer resistant. 

Narrow-leaf blue-eyed grass is the most common blue-eyed grass of the eastern U.S. It is native to moist meadow and open woodland ranging from eastern Canada and the U.S. west to Texas and Minnesota. Attracts bees and butterflies. 

Photo by Kathy Thornton