SEMAPHORES… IRIS
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Or SEMAFLORES? LOL
The name Iris is Greek and it means rainbow for its many colours. However, most irises are shades of blue or purple.
Lately I have seen them white, yellow and mix of yellow and white.
The majority of irises that we see today are hybrids of the originals.
The iris has been around for many centuries, and many artists have chosen to paint them.
There are several famous paintings of the flowers. From 1888 to 1890, Van Gogh painted at least four paintings of irises.
Monet painted "Iris" sometime between 1914 and 1917.
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.
This white iris, displayed against a red background, became the symbol of Florence until the Medici family, to signal a change in political power, reversed the colours making the white one red and setting in motion a centuries-long breeding program to hybridise a red iris.
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.
In Flowers'-language: Iris means faith; hope; wisdom and valour
I wish you a good day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
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SEMAPHORES… IRIS
#AbFav_PHOTOSTORY
#AbFav_The_COLOUR_WHITE_👻
Or SEMAFLORES? LOL
The name Iris is Greek and it means rainbow for its many colours. However, most irises are shades of blue or purple.
Lately I have seen them white, yellow and mix of yellow and white.
The majority of irises that we see today are hybrids of the originals.
The iris has been around for many centuries, and many artists have chosen to paint them.
There are several famous paintings of the flowers. From 1888 to 1890, Van Gogh painted at least four paintings of irises.
Monet painted "Iris" sometime between 1914 and 1917.
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.
This white iris, displayed against a red background, became the symbol of Florence until the Medici family, to signal a change in political power, reversed the colours making the white one red and setting in motion a centuries-long breeding program to hybridise a red iris.
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.
In Flowers'-language: Iris means faith; hope; wisdom and valour
I wish you a good day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY images or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. If you do, without accreditation, it is STEALING © All rights reserved
Iris, two, "yellow Iris", "Dutch Iris", yellow, white, petals, flower, studio, black-background, colour, design, square, "Magda indigo"