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A large bloom iris that was originally a gift from my mother-in-law when we lived in NJ and we brought it along with us to Maine. It rained hard during the night and I took this in the morning.
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, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. Some authors state that the name refers 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. [Wikipedia]
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Kamo Garden
加茂花菖蒲園
It is finely in bloom this year, too.
今年もまた綺麗に咲いていました。
新東名、掛川ICの近くです。
Kakegawa city, Shizuoka pref, Japan
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.
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