Iris Beauty

by Kay Novy

Title

Iris Beauty

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Kay Novy

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Photograph - Photography,digital Art

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A beautiful blue and purple tones "Iris Beauty" enhanced with watercolor effect.
The inflorescences are fan-shaped and contain one or more symmetrical six-lobed flowers. These grow on a pedicel or lack a footstalk. The three sepals, which are spreading or droop downwards, are referred to as "falls". They expand from their narrow base, which in some of the rhizomatous irises has a "beard" (a tuft of short upright extensions growing in its midline), into a broader expanded portion ("limb"), often adorned with veining, lines or dots. The three, sometimes reduced, petals stand upright, partly behind the sepal bases. They are called "standards". Some smaller iris species have all six lobes pointing straight outwards, but generally limb and standards differ markedly in appearance. They are united at their base into a floral tube that lies above the ovary (known as an epigynous or inferior ovary). The styles divide towards the apex into petaloid branches; this is significant in pollination.
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With millions of varieties in many different colors and combinations, Irises make great and easy flowers to grow. The most common are the larger variety which are at the back of the flower bed or as a cutting. For people who love to grow flowers, there is a space in your garden for just that, or maybe even for several groups of Iris flowers to grow. But you also have to be careful, because they can spread fast and can overshadow the other flowers.
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For better results, it is best to plant Iris flowers in July, August, or September. It is important to check that the roots of the new planted Irises stay straight and well firmed before the growing period ends. In places with hot humid summers and mild winter seasons, September or October is when planting Iris flowers is mostly preferable.

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June 13th, 2012

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