I love all my flowers and would not want to live without the beautiful smell they provide. Wikipedia describes the flower scientifically; however, I just want to think of it as God’s great art.
According to Wikipedia, “Irises are perennial herbs, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises), or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems, which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3–10 basal, sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.”
My lover has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies. I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he
browses among the lilies. Song of Solomon 6:2-3; NIV
This post linked to: Macro Flowers Saturday
What a beauty! Irises are such delicate flowers.
ReplyDeleteIris is a beautiful flower.
ReplyDeleteI love Irises!
ReplyDeleteBut they don't have scents.
That is more than I knew before about irises! Thanks for sharing. I love the shape of iris blossoms, and the fuzzy beards, especially!
ReplyDeleteI love iris and this shot is gorgeous. We were on the same wavelength this week.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Iris. Love the color.
ReplyDeleteLove irises. You're so lucky to be able to grow them there. Here. in the tropics, I can only admire them from a distance!
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The Bearded Irises are my favorites, the inner colors are always a little surprise. Looks like several of us have irises in bloom this week.
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