Messenger of the Gods

Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow – who also happened to be the messenger of the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek/modern Latin source) for the iris flower or the colored part of the eye.

The wild-growing iris should begin their seasonal blooms later this month and into the next - more on that later.

For now there are Jill's domestic iris cultivars that are adding some spectacular color around the house and serving the pollinators. 

Jill's late father raised iris and at least one of these goes back many, many years to one of his.

Others are from friends.

These iris thrive here at a latitude half-way between the equator and the north pole.

Tough plant the iris is.....