Saturday, August 22, 2009

Today's Flowers: Harlequin Blueflag

One of the more colorful and beautiful wildflowers that I frequently see is the harlequin blueflag or Iris versicolor. This member of the iris family is native to North America and can usually be found in a wetland habitat such as marshes, stream banks or the shores of lakes and ponds. I photographed this harlequin blue flag in the Purgatory Creek wetlands.

16 comments:

  1. Wow. Your pictures are so beautiful. I would have guessed that was a wild iris.

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  2. How wonderful to live where these Iris grow wild...I have trouble growng them in the garden.

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  3. I agree, this is a very colorful flower and it is very beautiful.

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  4. What a beauty Mother Nature gave us! The combo of purple and yellow compliments each other.

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  5. i want this in my yard quickly beauty

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  6. Beautiful bloom! We have blue flags by us; but I don't know if we have the harlequin. I'll have to check into that.

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  7. Beautiful.Fantastic colour.

    Gunilla in Sweden

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  8. How beautiful that wild Iris is! Beautiful colors!
    Thank you for sharing on Today's Flowers!

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  9. Just beautiful..
    A very lovely flower and great picture!!
    Life is like a rose . . .
    More exquisite and precious,
    When shared with others.

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  10. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your photo.

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  11. Beautiful flower..very colourful..
    Hey also share how does this flower smells..?? I guess its not found over here in India

    Shobin
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  12. Iris is wonderful flowers. It is like a queen.

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