Cypella coelestis Plants from China The sky blue flowers emerge

The sky blue flowers emerge atop the 3' tall x 6' wide clump when it breaks the ground in April and blooms into May

chalky-blue foliaged andropogon reaches an amazing 4' by fall

Helleborus 'Anna's Red' forms a 15" tall x 2' wide clump of dark green

All summer

Its beauty is equal to that of the flowers

Cypella coelestis Plants from China The sky blue flowers emerge(syn: Cypella plumbea) Cypella coelestis is a little known but highly prized South American bulb. The pleated, blue green foliage on this iris relative most closely resembles that of a young palm tree. From midsummer onward, the easy to grow Cypella coelestis is topped with blue, goblet shaped flowers on sturdy but airy, 2' tall stems. Each flower has 6 petals: 3 large blue lavender ones and 3 smaller tricolor ones of white, yellow, and blue. Although