A type of flower that may have beards, falls, flounces, horns, laminata, standards, signals and ruffles has to be accorded respect. Having said that, some of you might observe this ‘ordinary’ blue iris is lacking some of the twiddly bits its fancier bearded cousins can proudly display.
You might agree with me that the sunlight dancing on its upper petals and its clear, veined beelines left little to be desired: that the simple iris need not aspire to anything more. But who are we to rein in aspiration if an iris chooses to conceal its beardlessness under a fake beard supplied by a furry visitor?
Perhaps we ought to pretend we haven’t noticed.
Hope you’ll all have a great weekend, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing.
Susan Rushton 
These are beautiful.
Irises are so photogenic.
Yes they are. Our irises have finished blooming.
Bearded or bare-faced, irises always make me happy. Good weekend to you, too!
Thank you! Glad to have made you smile.
So CUTE! Love the little bee booty sticking out.
I was watching bees harvesting pollen from a geranium yesterday. They were all over it.
Cute butt! 😉
Why, thank you!
A most beautiful delicate flower and colours, and the little furry visitor is almost hiding. Much enjoyed.
I see this particular iris a lot, but Im not sure which one it is. It spreads enough to make an impact.
I always thought of my Iris pallida as a bearded iris. It has the beard. (?)
That should do it – provided it isn’t a fake one, of course. 🙂
Cleopatra wore a fake beard, and it worked for her.
Ah! But you did notice. Well done
I imagine you have lots of furry visitors at the moment.
We certainly do
“Twiddly bits”???!!! That is one of the best botanical terms ever! And the iris is one of my top favorites ever. Inspired photos! A great weekend to you too!
Thank you! The real terms conjured up so many different ideas, only vaguely connected to flowers. I’m glad to have offered up one of your favourites.
Beautiful Irises!
There really is no such thing as an ordinary one!
A flower so lovely can do whatever it wants!
They seem adaptable too, as a genus.