Iris In The Field
by Kay Novy
Title
Iris In The Field
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Beautiful, vibrant Iris in Harbor side Park, which is located in downtown Kenosha Wisconsin., USA.
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The Iris takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species.[3] As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
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Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3�10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.
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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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Kay Novy
Featured: "500 Views" group, "Visions Of Springs-Glances Of Summer" group and "10 Plus" group! Thank you, all!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kay Novy replied:
Thanks so very much, John. I'm honored to be featured in "Images That Excite You", group.
Gardening Perfection
Congratulations Kay!!! Your garden image, "Iris In The Field"" is featured on Gardening Perfection FAA!! It gives me great pleasure to also "Like" and "Favor" your lovely work!!!