Wild Iris

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A lovely colour combo of mauve, white and yellow, this iris is also known as Fairy Iris or Butterfly grass.  This plant grow very easily in Sydney, and is regarded as a weed by some. 
 

Flower of the Day - Purple Iris

Today's flower is a purple Iris

These flowers were the inspiration for Van Gough's famous Iris paintings

Flower of the Day - Bush Iris (Patersonia)

Flower of the Day - Bush Iris (Patersonia)

Energetic properties: clearing and  balancing higher chakras

Bush Iris is a perennial herb with a strikingly coloured Iris like flower. The flowers are each about 25 mm across, and last for only one day, but the plant continually produces new ones during Spring and Summer.

Purple Flower of the Day - Freesia

Flower of the Day - Freesia

Energetic properties - increasing energy and support for spiritual growth & healing

Freesias are in the same plant family (Iridaceae) as irises, gladioli and crocus. I spotted these vibrant purple freesias in a neighbourhood garden when I was out on my morning walk. 

Green Flower of the Day - Freesia bud

Flower of the Day - Freesia

Message - take care of your personal environment

This freesia bud is glossy green with purple markings. 

Green is the colour of plants, and the colour of nature. The green belt in Judo symbolises green trees. In Japan green is regarded as the colour of eternal life. In China green jade stones represent virtue and beauty.
Other associations with green are good luck, success, compassion, purity, harmony, the environment, sustainability, calmness and relaxation, healing, money, envy, fertility, stability, generosity and endurance.

from "colour, a journey" 2012 by Victoria Alexander, Murdoch Books Australia