Beautiful flowers for mother’s day. Love it! 🙂

Nice photo. I have a friend in the US who has a farm for Iris. She is in business, has a blog dedicated to Iris.

LOL, I’m sure she wasn’t Bill! I can’t see you keeping company with a woman of loose morals…

They really are pretty and delicate too, Ruth. Especially the very frilly ones!

I never knew there were yellow irises, growing up. When I saw them later, I found them very unusual. I sort of think I still do, LOL!

But whatever the colour, every iris is simply gorgeous!

Your post brought back memories of all the beautiful iris we had in our garden when I was young. My grandmother would tend to the garden and we had so many wonderful colors but the purple has always been my favorite.

It’s good to know I’m not the only one who sees irises as “showy” in more ways than one! Thanks for stopping by, Barb 🙂

In the first place, I thought it is a part of the eye. I am referring to the thin, circular structure of the eye which forms the pupil. I never thought that this is one of the kinds of the beautiful flowers. For me, I may call it, the tiger flower for its resemble the skin covering of a Bengal tiger.

Thanks so much, Susan! I never thought much of my photography skills, but I do enjoy using the macro setting to capture the details of a flower or plant 🙂

Like Iris flower because t looks cute and charming for eyes in all season Most of the people grow iris in home garden and courtyards. I love iris.

Anyone who studies Greek mythology learns that Iris is the name of the Goddess of the Rainbow, surely one of the best assignments on Olympus. And because of the great elegance of the iris bloom, it has been the symbol of monarchs and royal families throughout history. In fact, one of the earliest known artworks of an iris is a fresco in King Minos’ palace on the Greek Island of Crete. The palace dates from 2100 BC.

They are famously easy to grow, and are some of the most persistent perennials of all. Like oriental poppies, they will withstand grass, weeds, and other plants, even if a perennial garden is untended for years. You may well see an old garden with almost nothing left but the weeds, and often there, sticking up out of the tough invading grasses and brush are the healthy sword-like leaves on an iris.

Like wild iris because it grows in natural atmosphere. Many of the ‘species’ or wild irises are among the Spring-Planted beardless group. The two best known are our own Wild Iris, ‘Blue Flag’ so common and loved in the Northeast. And the taller ‘Yellow Flag’, native to England.

The Blue Flag is a perfect plant for your wildflower meadow, or anyplace else in your landscaping where there is plenty of water in spring. They cannot be submerged, but enjoy wet meadow and wet woodland locations.

The very strong-growing Yellow Flag is also useful, but be aware that it can be invasive, and end up choking shallow waterways, much like cattails. Be sure it is not considered a pest in your area before planting.

Did you know that Iris is the name of the goddess of rainbows? Found this interesting. My mom used to have quite a collection of colors of Iris in our back yard. Lovely to see.

It’s March 2017 and everybody is celebrating the beauty of flowers. Can’t wait until May so I’m sharing these irises now! 🙂

Life will be happier if we expect nothing. And when appreciation without expectation comes that is a different feeling.

I was shaking my head while reading it because I know the history of you and your MIL. I feel bad that even the act of kindness now a days are never appreciated or she really feel like doing it. I feel bad for you, but please still be a good person that you are.