Have I found the fabled, long-lost "aronatus" of the song?
Botanically a type of tulip, it's a (now) rare blue-eyed American wildflower with the scientific name "Humilis Alba Coerulea Oculata." I know of no other flower, let alone a wildflower, that matches the description. (Check the photo links below.)
"…and the pale aronatus with eyes of bright blue."
Humilis: small, humble, obscure. Alba: white. Coerulea: cerulean (azure, sky-blue). Oculata: having eyes; catching the eye.
Humilis Alba Coerulea Oculata (photo)
Description from a seed catalog.
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