(MDB) 'Caerulea'
1829, Probably a collected natural hybrid
'Caerulea' (Origin unknown). DB, height 5" (13 cm). Very early bloom. Standards light blue; falls darker blue, purple markings; yellow-white beards. Probable hybrid of
I. pumila .
note: A.I.S. approved name: 'Pumila Caerulea', though obviously not
I. pumila. First listed by Prince, 1829; Later mentioned in Lynch, Book of Iris page 122, 1904 with a black and white illustration. It seems likely that this is a natural hybrid between
Iris lutescens and
Iris pumila .
Some references spell it Coerulea a synonym, other synonyms are 'Pumila Azurea', Pumila Coelestis', and the misprint 'Pumila Caerualea'.
Gartenwelt 1911
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