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CIAO BELLA… IRIS

 

 

 

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Not only is the iris a beautiful flower, but also they have several uses. As a live plant they are used as a water purifier. They are ingredients in some perfumes, homemade toothpaste, pottery and herbal medicines.

 

The stylised iris, fleur-de-lis, descends from the white iris which is native to Florence, Italy and which grew even in its city walls.

 

Catherine de Medici carried this symbol of Florence to Paris when she married the king of France where this most famous of irises acquired its nickname, fleur-de-lis.

 

The iris has been associated with France as Louis VII adopted it as a symbol in the 12th Century.

 

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Uploaded on January 23, 2018