Caesia parviflora R.Br.

Rosette tuberous-rooted herb to 55 cm high from a short rhizome. Leaves several, annual, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence a few-branched panicle. Flowers numerous, spreading, to 12 mm wide; spring.Tepals greenish-white to blue.

A very variable species, sometimes grown as a garden ornamental on well-drained soils in full sun.

E Australia.

Source: Conran, J. (2005). Hemerocallidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Asparagaceae
genus        Caesia R.Br.