Blue-violet Bearded Iris Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Iris is a genus of about 260–300, species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It gets its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. The plant has tall, thick stems and sword-like narrow leaves. The `beard` is comprised of the yellow hairs on the lower petal. Three of the petals stand and the alternating three petals droop.