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  • Ben drew four of the most beautiful molds known to humankind: Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, otherwise known as white coral slime; Pulcherricium caeruleum, which is blue and sort of velvety; Licea sambucina, a slime mold made up of really tiny orange balls; and another slime mold, Lamproderma granulosum, that looks like greenish soap bubbles.

    Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed! Frances O’Roark Dowell 2007

  • Ben drew four of the most beautiful molds known to humankind: Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, otherwise known as white coral slime; Pulcherricium caeruleum, which is blue and sort of velvety; Licea sambucina, a slime mold made up of really tiny orange balls; and another slime mold, Lamproderma granulosum, that looks like greenish soap bubbles.

    Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed! Frances O’Roark Dowell 2007

  • The forgotten allium caeruleum is blooming heartily hidden behind a giant red poppy whose seeds will be gathered for fall sowing.

    Clems, Roses and Good Things Coming To An End « Fairegarden 2008

  • A lone allium caeruleum amid blue fescue, festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ and forget me nots,myosotis alpestris.

    Blue In The Garden-Part Three « Fairegarden 2007

  • Iliaca ambustis ossibus arua premit. illi caeruleum Panope matertera crinem

    Epicedion Drusi Anonymous 1912

  • Rare Beauty: The common name of this less common plant is "throatwort" Trachelium caeruleum.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • But Allium caeruleum also known as A. azureum has 1 1/2-inch-wide flower balls of true blue.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • RARE BEAUTY The common name of this less common plant is "throatwort" Trachelium caeruleum.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL TORTORELLO 2012

  • But Allium caeruleum also known as A. azureum has 1 1/2-inch-wide flower balls of true blue.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Species such as P. caeruleum, which also has a variegated form Brise D'Anjou, and P. boreale 'Heavenly Habit' are excellent choices.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2011

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