this is the actual 'beard' of an iris.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
monstrously beautiful
when i was a kid my mother grew bearded irises, just off the front porch of our house in wentzville, mo. loads of them. they were so pretty and they smelled soooo good. there have been a lot of posts in blogland about spring and summer's most loved and coveted flowers, mainly i hear about roses, peonies, lily of the valley, lilacs...but i have not heard one mention of this crazy looking beast of a flower. i'm not sure why, it's so beautiful..albeit a bit predator looking from the movie of the same name. but the smell? heavenly. anyway...whenever i smell one it takes me back to my childhood. and i love that. also in my iris research i found out that this flower is the inspiration behind the fleur-de-lys symbol. cool. 
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Wow, thanks for reminding me. My mother also had huge Irisis in her garden, and like you, they transport me back to my childhood.
I can remember their smell and was very intrigued by their beauty, think I might buy some now.
P.S. not too keen on the monster version, its messing with my head, lol!
the last one used to live in my "garden" too.
Aaron makes noises just like the creature in the last picture. No lie. Dude has talent.
Amazing pictures - I am a huge fan of the iris so loved your images...maybe not the last! Enjoy the weekend, xv.
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