Messenger of the Gods

Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow – who also happens 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 colored part of the eye and the flower.

 

 

From our walk this morning there was this: Iris versicolor - Northern Blue Flag.

 

 

Blue Flag Irises are native wetland plants, commonly found in wet meadows, marshes, along stream banks, and near ponds and lakes.