Purple Iris
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Purple Iris
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
DescriptionA purple Iris.Iris is a genus of 260 to 300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging 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.
FEATURED 7/30/5 in "Beauty"
FEATURED 9/6/15 in "New FAA Uploads"
FEATURED 11/11/15 IN "Thoughts of Flowers"
FEATURED 11/15/15 in "Colors Blue, Turquoise Photography and Paints"
FEATURED 1/3/16 in "Premium FAA Artists"
FEATURED 11/11/16 in "Only Blue Flowers Fine Art Photography"
FEATURED 2/24/17 in "ABC Group - I is for Indigo"
FEATURED 2/25/17 in "Greeting Cards For All Occasions"
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July 29th, 2015
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Lisa Phillips
Your beautiful image has been featured in the FAA group "Thoughts of Flowers". http://fineartamerica.com/groups/thoughts-of-flowers.html 11/11/15