Published Friday, May 23, 2014, OK personal/derivative use; link lovethatimage.artsquadgraphics.com.
Oregon iris
This pretty Oregon iris (iris tenax) was growing in front of a little museum near Alki beach, near Seattle. The flowers are about ankle height and the blooms are 3 or 4 inches across (10 cm. or so). It’s a new one to me.
Purple and white Oregon iris
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Beautiful photo. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this iris, or any iris that is only ankle high. I just passed some this morning on my walk that are at least 3 feet high. I posted my first image to Today’s Flowers and I Heart Macro today —and it is a purple and white flower, too, but I have no idea what it is.
I think I’ll have to alternate which memes I participate in—don’t have time to do them all. I used to do a bunch, then got busy and stopped blogging for a while. Trying to get back into it again.
What a beauty!
Oh this one is just lovely. Such a soft shade of purple. I’ve never seen this type either.
Never heard of this one before! it is a gorgeous little thing!!
Gosh that’s a beauty!
A new one to me too Sara. Thanks for enlightening me. It must be glorious to walk amongst them ion the wild.
What a beauty! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)
Very pretty! Love the colours 🙂
It is really a lovely flower beautifully captured.
We have some that look like this but grow in the hot humid of Virginia, we call them “Japanese Iris.”
Lovely Sara. xx
Wonderfull iris,greeting from Belgium
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