Riding Rainbows
by Lucinda Walter
Title
Riding Rainbows
Artist
Lucinda Walter
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art, Textured Photography
Description
Riding Rainbows by Lucinda Walter
A gorgeous iris in bloom here in Green Valley, Arizona.
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The tall, beautiful iris, named after the Greek goddess who rode rainbows, comes in many magical colors.
Every gardener wants this perennial. Despite its divine origins, it is hardy, reliable, and easy to grow. Irises also attract butterflies and hummingbirds and make lovely cut flowers.
There are some 300 species in the genus Iris. The most familiar irises are the tall (at least 28 inches) bearded irises (Iris germanica).
The distinctive flowers have three large outer petals called �falls� and three inner upright petals called �standards.� The falls may have beards or crests. Bearded iris are so-called because they have soft hairs along the center of the falls. In crested iris, the hairs form a comb or ridge.
http://www.almanac.com/plant/irises
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May 17th, 2016
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Comments (29)
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Barbie Corbett-Newmin for the feature in the group 1 Weekly - ALL Stars 5/29/2016 I'm honored
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful macro Lucinda, Congratulations on your Feature in 1 Weekly-ALL Stars!!...L/F
Beverly Guilliams
Absolutely Gorgeous Lucinda, Saw this Featured in: Visions of Spring........................
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Dianne Cowen for the feature in the group All Springtime Photography - 2 Per Day 5/20/2016 I'm honored