« back to search Porter Trail in bloom, Spring 2014 Date March 28, 2014 Media FormatBorn Digital PhotographerTricia Wardlaw Location Information Place Name Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Country: United States State: California County: Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Garden Section/Display Porter Trail Plant Information Plant(s) Pictured Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) Šmuwič (Barbareño)sh`ichkɨ` iwaq`aq More Info Alternative Common NamesEyed Grass , Blue, Western Blue-Eyed Grass Native StatusNative Plant Type/Growth Formperennial herb Blooming PeriodWinter, Spring Plant Communities Chaparral, Sisyrinchium bellum, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Meadow, Wetland/Riparian, Woodland, Sisyrinchium bellum, Foothill Woodland, Freshwater Marsh, Inland Closed-Cone Coniferous Forest, Lower Montane Coniferous Forest, Lowland Chaparral, Sisyrinchium bellum, Montane Chaparral, Perennial Grassland--Remnant Non-desert Grassland, Riparian Woodland, Sisyrinchium bellum Flower Color Blue, Lavender, Purple Primary Plant Part Inflorescense, Leaves Image & Format Details Decade2010s Photo OrientationPortrait Image & Format Tags Color photograph Collection Tricia Wardlaw Collection Index NumberBD_32649