Iris AKA By It's Ole Country Name Paper Flower
by Amy Hosp
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Iris AKA By It's Ole Country Name Paper Flower
Artist
Amy Hosp
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Irises
Plants
DescriptionIris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. Some authors state that the name refers to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Iris
Family: Iridaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asparagales
Symbol of: Tennessee
Did you know: Irises come in many forms, shapes, colors and sizes and the sword-like foliage is attractive when the plant is not in bloom. theflowerexpert.com
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This flower used to be called a paper flower because of the way it folds up.
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May 11th, 2019
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