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About the Iris
It is said that the iris flower portrays friendship and trust. In Greek mythology Iris, the daughter
of Electra and Thaumas, was the Goddess of the rainbow and served as a messenger of the gods and goddesses; a personification
of the rainbow that represented a brief union of the earth and sky.
An aristocrat among flowers, the iris in modern culture is widely cherished for its beauty and
diversity. it’s botany is the subject of worldwide interest as attested to by the existence of numerous iris societies
and clubs and the American Iris Society, the official world registry of iris.
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