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.
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