It Just Blooms

A flower does not use words
to announce its arrival to the world.
It just blooms.
...Matshona Dhliwayo

I was surprised at how many common names this flower has...Wood Iris, Japanese Iris, Butterfly Iris, Wild Iris, Cape Iris, African Iris, Fortnight Iris, White Butterfly Iris, Fortnight Lily...the list has many. It looks like Iris is the most popular name but when we bought and planted ours, the tag said Fortnight Lily so that is what I have always called them.

[Carole G]

I love these. I know them as butterfly iris

[Anne]

Lovely POV, such a pretty flower

[KoalaGardens🐨]

lovely and soft

[Beryl Lloyd]

So pretty

[Maggiemae]

Love the beautiful colour at the top of these flowers!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Beautiful colors.

[haskar]

Love it. Great pov and edit.

[Kaylynn]

Like your editing pretty shot

[KV]

So dreamy. Fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely

[Taffy]

Irises are such interesting flowers, with a fascinating shared structure but so many different color combinations. I like this one for the way you used DoF for the composition.

[gloria jones]

Wonderful colors, dof

[Diana]

I'll add one to your list, Indigenous Iris or Dietes grandiflora as they are called here. It is indigenous to SA except for one species which hails from an island off Australia. Beautiful shot of your fortnight lilies.

[carol white]

Lovely pov and capture. Fav!! 😀

[Santina]

a very beautiful photo, I like these colors, I have only seen them purple

[Stephanie Turek]

Love it!!❤️

[Carole Sandford]

So pretty!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[KWind]

Pretty colours and dof.

[Shutterbug]

I love your DoF and pov. We have these beautiful blossoms all over. I just thought they were “a lily”. Now it is interesting knowing there are many names.

[sarah]

I call it just pretty !

[Sandy Z W]

Pretty! Interesting about the name.