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The weather has been so unusual this year that my bulbs are blooming now. The poor flowers think it is Spring when it's actually late autumn!
Species from eastern North America
Common name: Dwarf Crested Iris
Growing in our back yard in the Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock
Life is so much more colourful and happy as all the flowers are coming into bloom. These irises only openned up a couple of days ago and they will be gone soon. They only seem to last a week to 10 days and I get so excited when they start to appear.
The photo was taken by Olympus pen E-P3 with Ai Nikkor 35mm f/2.0 when I took a stroll in my neighbourhood.
I am irritated at so slow response of flickr after changed to new looks. Visibility has been improved a lot but quick response have been lost. I really hope flickr to improve the response time.
Thank you for viewing and have a wonderful Friday.
Photographed this beautiful Iris at the Reader Rock Garden late afternoon on 25 June 2014. Drove there on my way home from a volunteer shift, as I wasn't all that far away. The sky had darkened and I was expecting it to rain by the time I got there, but the sun came out (along with the wind).
"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, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(plant)
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Chacun de nous ignore la couleur de l'iris de presque tous ses amis. L'oeil est regard : il n'est oeil que pour l'oculiste et pour le peintre.
André Malraux
Iris is a genus of 260–300[1][2] 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.[3] As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower. (Wiki)
Talk about cheering me up when I'm sick. I hadn't seen one of these for years. I was under the impression all the purple ones had died, leaving nothing but yellow irises. Then, out of nowhere this guy made an appearance today!! I grabbed the camera to get a few quick shots before the rain. What a wonderful discovery! :)