Iris - Spring Flower of Exceptional Beauty

Iris is a magnificent colorful flower of intricate forms that blooms from the end of May till the end of June and has only one day when its petals are open.

One of the legends says that the first iris was blooming in the beautiful forest on the hill several million years ago. All animals, birds and insects came to look at it as the flower was of outstanding beauty. They started to argue who it would belong to. While they were quarrelling the seeds of the flowers grew and the wind blew them all over the world. Since then Iris has been spread all over the world.

The other legend underlines its wide color-grade almost like a rainbow. It comes from Greece and tells about Prometheus – a Titan who stole fire from the Gods and brought it to people. That day a wonderful rainbow arrived in the sky. It stayed even after the sun hid. And when the sun rose again, rainbow broke in hundreds of pieces and in the places where they fell on the ground beautiful flowers appeared. They were called Iris – “rainbow” in Greece.  This name was approved by Greece doctor and natural scientist Hippocrates.   Karl Linnaeus – the founder of unique system of scientific names of plants – also decided to choose this antique name for international use.  

Nowadays Iris is the national flower of France and it has been used in royal’s emblem since the 13^th century. This flower has several hundred species, variety of shapes as well as many different names.

Ukrainians prefer to call them “pivnyky” which means roosters. Probably, the form and colorfulness of the flowers reminds us their colorful tails. Ukraine has one of the largest plantations of wild yellow Irises in Vinnytsia Region. They cover more than 10 hectares of land. Interesting fact is that nobody was growing them and in case somebody tried to cultivate another type of Iris, there was no success. 

Irises symbolize faith, hope, wisdom, friendship and even adoration. If you want to send Ukraine flowers of outstanding beauty, Exceptional Irises Bouquet will make a perfect choice for any occasion and just because.