I discovered Flower Friday last year while visiting Lorilin@Bugbugbooks and have been having a blast sharing some flower pictures and information. Please check out Lorilin’s blog if you haven’t already for book reviews and more!
Today’s Flower is:
Bearded Iris
I had plans to get better pictures this morning, but the weather hasn’t been cooperating. These are one variety of iris that we have growing. Sadly, these are about done blooming for the season.
I love this color, but my absolute favorite is black. 🙂
The iris’s mythology dates back to Ancient Greece, when the goddess Iris, who personified the rainbow (the Greek word for iris), acted as the link between heaven and earth. It’s said that purple irises were planted over the graves of women to summon the goddess Iris to guide them in their journey to heaven. Irises became linked to the French monarchy during the Middle Ages, eventually being recognized as their national symbol, the fleur-de-lis. – Teleflora.com
These are super easy to grow and require little care. They come back year after year.
What a great meme! Everyone needs to stop and smell the flowers sometimes! I may not be able to smell these, but your pictures are so beautiful that I can IMAGINE! 💖🍻🌺🌻🌼🌹🥀
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Thank you! ❤ 😉
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Such a pretty Iris. But “Bearded”? They should have called it “Ponytails Iris”:)
Lovely post.
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I know what you mean, lol. Bearded seems like a weird name! Thanks, Patricia! ❤
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Cool! My mom had these in her beds when I was a kid.
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😊 How neat! Thanks, David.
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Ive seen and enjoyed many photos of bearded-irises this season. Thanks for some more lovely images 😊
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Thank you, Nina! 💖
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None of my dwarf iris bulbs have flowered this year but yours are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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Aww, well I hope soon! Thank you! 💖
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Beautiful flowers 😊
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Thank you, Cathy! 😉❤
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Beautiful! One of my favorites!
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Thank you, Roda! Me too. 😉❤
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Beautiful, M! I don’t have any irises either, and they are one of my mom’s favorites. I need to get some. Your pictures are great! Xo 🌸
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Thank you, Jennifer! I can send you some. 😉💜 Lets plan on that! 😙 Hope you have a great week.
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So lovely! Great post
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Thank you, Deanna! 😁 Hope your week goes great. 💙
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You too! ❤️
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Beautiful!!
I love the black iris too. So unique. 😊
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Thank you so much. I admit, the black are my favorite! Have a great week. 😉❤
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I love your flower images. I remember when I was growing up, my grandmother loved irises and grew them in her garden. 🙂
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Thank you! My grandmother did too. They were a huge part of her garden. So easy to care for too! 😙💜
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Beautiful! I love purple flowers.
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Thank you, Sassy. Me too! 💖😉
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You’re grandma loved irises and had a round garden on top of the hill when we were growing up. She really enjoyed ordering different types and colors from the garden catalog. She had black ones she put on the cemetery graves but they, if you can believe it, got stolen. Beautiful pics! 🌸
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I remember them! Back then they weren’t a favorite flower of mine. I guess that’s kid stuff for you. I never paid enough attention truly. Tulips are a future goal. The voles and moles ate all mine. 😭
I can’t imagine how anyone could steal, let alone from a cemetery. That’s just horrible.
Thanks! ❤
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I love irises and tried to grow them once, but they never came up. Think you’ve inspired me to try again.
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I wonder why they didn’t come up? We do have voles and moles here that eat bulbs, but luckily they haven’t messed with the irises. I wonder if that’s what happened to yours? They ate over 60 of my tulip bulbs in one night. No joke! Can’t stand those critters. 💖
Thanks, Teri and good luck!
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That’s my theory – I planted about 6 different kinds of bulbs and none of them came up. A smorgasbord for them!
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So beautiful! Brings back childhood memories of my grandma’s flowerbeds. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you! 💙💖💙
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Thank you!! ❤
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So fabulous! We just released our Princess Sofia The First Headband today! It’s purple too! Got to love that color!
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