For You Flower Lovers Out There~
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
Boise, Idaho
February 20, 2017 9:14pm CST
I didn't know this and just heard it on Jeopardy. Iris is the goddess of rainbows, a messenger of the gods. Often depicted as a hand maiden. The rainbow of colors the Iris flower has is why it has that name. How would you like a title like 'Messenger of the Gods'?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
21 Feb 17
My former neighbor a few homes ago had iris beds on two sides of her home - they were about 5 feet deep and ran the length of the house....they were huge and the work that lady put into them was more work than I ever want to do. She spend hours and hours once the blooms were gone. I have not seen any other iris beds except for hers.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Feb 17
That sounds huge. My mom just put different colors all around the border of the yard.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
21 Feb 17
@celticeagle It was huge and all flowers were purple....I think if she had a variety of colors it would have been more impressive.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
21 Feb 17
@celticeagle This lady was a tad on the bonkers side....we lived in a small sub-division high on a hill the only traffic the 6 families who lived there...yet she had her yard looking like House and Garden magazine and she worked 8-10 hours a day on it. Never sat and enjoyed it.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Feb 17
@Yadah04 .....Yes, and I never came across this before.
@Yadah04 (3480)
• Philippines
21 Feb 17
@celticeagle knowing that iris is also the goddess of the rainbow is new to me. do you like mythology at all?
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
23 Feb 17
I have a few iris, and I do love them. They are @marsha32 's favorite flower, I believe. Especially the yellow ones.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
21 Feb 17
I am an Iris lover too so I think it is awesome.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Feb 17
I thought it was very interesting. Had never heard of her before.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Feb 17
There we go, I knew I had a good iris shot!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Feb 17
Awesome! I did not know that. Love those flowers too.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Feb 17
Me too. My mom used to have nearly every color in the back yard.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
22 Feb 17
Irises are my absolute favorite. I love to grow them as they are easy to maintain and they come back from year to year without much effort on my part.
I started with one yellow bulb that my daughter gave me for my birthday 16 years ago. Since then I've gotten some bulbs from someone on freecycle, a friend gave me some, and I even bought a few different ones at the Iris show.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
24 Feb 17
@celticeagle I hope mine come up this year....and that I get the motivation to take care of the flower gardens.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Feb 17
They are lovely. There some very pretty colors. I like the rootbeer color, periwinkle blue and a purple two tone. Lovely.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Feb 17
How about it? I think the purple one is very pretty. The one mom had was two tones of purple. Very striking.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Feb 17
@much2say .....Yes, buds are cool on a lot of flowers.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Feb 17
@celticeagle I love them at the beginning stages of blooming - when they're not quite open yet.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
22 Feb 17
I know someone who has business growing Iris. She sells the bulbs and also sends pictures on FB
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Feb 17
@allknowing .....Those are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
21 Feb 17
@celticeagleI did not know that.No,I do not want any title.But I know I love the flowers in the photo.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Feb 17
I did not know that either. I don't think I'd want the titel of "Messenger of the Gods" or the responsibilities it intends.
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