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Hybridized by Sutton, released in 1999
Photographed at White Rock Gardens, Benton, Arkansas, a private daffodil, iris, and daylily display garden
I was so happy that these bloomed this past year. Praying that they will be forgiving for my lack of care and bloom this year as well.
I used a Kenko Extension tube so that I could get in tight on this German bearded iris that I picked from the garden yesterday.
Strobist info: Main light was an SB600 hand held with a grid to direct the light onto the beard, and I used an SB600 in a softbox camera left, an SB700 in a softbox camera right for balanced fill light. The strobes were set to manual, and adjusted until I got the look I wanted. Triggered by the pop up flash on my D90 in commander mode.
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/...
Other iris pictures that I've taken can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
This looks best when viewed large on a black background, and you can see it that way by pressing "L".
A lovely reticulated iris.
Frequently seen labeled Iris reticulata 'Pixie', it is a sport of Iris 'Harmony' (Iris histrioides x Iris reticulata)
I planted this and some crocus together in a cheerful yellow pot. I don't remember what color the crocus are!
Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas
La mitologia greca ha chiamato Iride, la messaggera degli Dei, e cioè la divinità che, servendosi dell'arcobaleno come passaggio, consentiva il "dialogo" tra Olimpo
e Terra. Il fiore dell'iris fu così chiamato perché la molteplicità dei suoi colori ricordava, per l'appunto,
i colori dell'arcobaleno. Il significato associato a questo fiore è messaggio di buona novella.