Iris Flowers
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Iris flowers grown from a bulb.
Native to the Mediterranean and central Asian areas.
Also the source of orrisroot from which essence of violet perfume is made.
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This is a hybrid iris, developed from species native to Portugal, Spain, and North Africa.
Photo taken while on my visit to the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens, Boylston, Ma. June 8, 2023.
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After a relentless summer of cloud cover in western NC, I finally got back to the telescope. Amazing that all the gear still communicated properly... and more so that I remembered how to use it! This was taken through a monochrome astro camera, utilizing RGB and luminance filters. Over 7 hours combined for the full integration.
This is a reflection nebula illuminated mostly by a single star near the center of the glow, with darker surrounding dust. A bit more from NASA:
Reflection nebulae glow because they are made up of extremely tiny particles of solid matter, up to 10 or even 100 times smaller than dust particles on Earth. These particles diffuse the light around them, giving the nebula a second-hand glow that’s typically bluish (like our sky).
The Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers.
It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species.
As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species.
It is a popular garden flower. The genus is widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone. Their habitats are varied, ranging from cold and montane regions to the grassy slopes, meadowlands and riverbanks of the northern hemisphere.
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems. All irises have long steal and flowers with six petals, three downwards and three upright. The flowers can range in color from golden yellow, to white, blue, lavender and purple. Pink and apricot colored irises are grown in some species.
De lis (Iris) is een plantengeslacht uit de lissenfamilie (Iridaceae). Zowel het geslacht als de soorten worden in de volksmond vaak iris genoemd. Het geslacht kent naast zo'n 260 à 300 beschreven soorten ook vele cultivars. Lissen worden al lang door de mens gebruikt. In de Egyptische piramiden zijn afbeeldingen van lissen te vinden, die stammen uit 1500 v.Chr.
De verschillende soorten lissen komen algemeen voor in de noordelijke gematigde klimaatzone. Alle irissen hebben lange stelen en bloemen met zes kroonbladeren, waarvan drie naar beneden wijzen en drie rechtop staan. Bij sommige kleinere soorten wijzen de kroonbladeren allemaal naar buiten. De bloemen kunnen in kleur variëren van goudgeel, tot wit, blauw, lavendel en paars. Roze en abrikooskleurige irissen zijn gekweekt binnen sommige soorten.
De meeste wilde lissen groeien uit een wortelstok, maar sommige soorten groeien vanuit een bol. Deze laatste soorten worden als cultuurgewas geteeld.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de siertuin van De Passiflorahoeve.
De Passiflorahoeve is oktober 2022 definitief gesloten.
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Sacre bleu is an old French profanity, meant as a cry of surprise or anger.
I don't talk to flowers, they talk to me and I gladly listen, with my eyes!
A beautiful Blue Iris, just awakening and unfurling and being hit by light!!! Sacrebleu, it SCREAMED!!!
Irises can be very showy.
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In this first spring in our house, I keep discovering unexpected blossoms - this time a gorgeous iris. Can't wait to see what I'll find next!
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We call her Iris, but it really is a Siam Tulip. Has to be one of the prettiest flowers that I have seen. A friend got that for us after we had some trying times, and well Iris is growing up so fast.
The iris flower is an example of the relation between flowering plants and pollinating insects. The shape of the flower and the position of the pollen-receiving and stigmatic surfaces on the outer petals form a landing-stage for a flying insect, which in probing for nectar, will first come into contact with the perianth, then with the three stigmatic stamens in one whorled surface which is borne on an ovary formed of three carpels. Thus, an insect bearing pollen from one flower will, in entering a second, deposit the pollen on the stigma; in backing out of a flower, the pollen which it bears will not be rubbed off on the stigma of the same flower.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(plant)
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Florida.
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