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This white iris is nice viewed in the large size. I tried cropping it but I liked the contrast of green .... this has the glow of morning sun on it....just couldn't resist capturing it!!!
I've been enjoying this flower all week - its the only flower on an otherwise uncultivated allotment - and its perfect.
These photos are older than the ones with lilies and roses. Forgot to put them up before. Most of the irises are gone already.
Lens: Minolta MC Rokkor-X PG 50mm f/1.4.
visited my gran today, thought this iris that was in her garden was pretty bizarre looking, almost leopard skin.
This is the same photo I posted earlier. I played around in photoshop with the contrast and lighting levels. This is also cropped. Is this better?
A picture of one of the iris in my garden. This is one of the few plants which the deer do not eat. 2007
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, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. It is a popular garden flower.
rises are perennial herbs, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3–10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.
The iris flower is of interest as 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 the perianth for nectar, will first come in contact of perianth, then with the stigmatic stamens in one whorled surface which is borne on an ovary formed of three carpels. The shelf-like transverse projection on the inner whorled underside of the stamens is beneath the over-arching style arm below the stigma, so that the insect comes in contact with its pollen-covered surface only after passing the stigma; in backing out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma. 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.
In water purification, Yellow Iris (I. pseudacorus) is used. The roots are usually planted in a substrate (e.g. lava-stone) in a reedbed-setup. The roots then improve water quality by consuming nutrient pollutants, such as from agricultural runoff.
The artist Vincent van Gogh painted several famous pictures of irises.
The fleur-de-lis, a stylized iris, first occurs in its modern use as the emblem of the House of Capet. The fleur-de-lis has been associated with France as Louis VII adopted it as a symbol in the 12th Century. The yellow fleur-de-lis reflects the Yellow Iris (I. pseudacorus), common in Western Europe. Contemporary uses can be seen in the Quebec flag and the logo of the New Orleans Saints professional football team, and on the flag of Saint Louis, Missouri.
I love irises, and these two-color ones from our side yard were particularly striking. The black background worked particularly well here, I think.
These beardless irises do grow easily for me as they prefer acid soil, unlike the Bearded sort who like it limey.
Iris farm near Willow Nest. Hwy 14 mile post 23 in Skamania County, WA.
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Maymont is a delightful 100 acre historical estate near downtown Richmond, Virginia.
The origin of the property was as a Victorian estate established by James Dooley and
his wife Salley. Mr. Dooley had acquired his wealth in railroading. Today, the estate and
its buildings are beautifully maintained by the private Maymount Foundation. I found this
iris bloom along a walkway behind the Dooley mansion.
This tour of Maymont was part of a visit with my flickr contact John H. Bowman and his
wife Ruth Ann in late-April, 2012.