The story of the Iris flower dates back to Ancient Greece, when Iris, the Goddess of the rainbow, acted as the messenger between heaven and earth. She traveled from one world to another, carrying messages across the arc of the rainbow. Purple irises were planted over the graves of women to summon the Goddess to guide the dead in their journey. Today, the flower named for her is considered a symbol of communication and messages.
In the language of flowers, the Iris means faith, hope, and wisdom. The purple iris is symbolic of wisdom and compliments;
blue symbolizes faith and hope;
yellow symbolizes passion;
and white iris symbolizes purity. It’s fitting that they are found in abundance in the Memorial Garden, where our passionate angel volunteers travel the state to rescue and return lost, displaced and broken dogs to a place of faith and hope.
A perfect statement for our mission – standing tall and beautiful this spring in the garden.
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
-Lady Bird Johnson
Gardens For Goldens 
They are so beautiful. I love irises
Gorgeous! Well written, interesting post~
Wonderful post, Ogee. I have always loved the idea of Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, and think of her every spring as my iris bloom. I love your connection to the beautiful canine creatures in your Goldens Garden 🙂
Thank you, Lynn. I hope spring has finally arrived for you!
What beautiful flowers, beautiful dogs and beautiful, caring people!
Thank you for visiting with us! 🙂
This post touches the heart and the way you have woven the goldens and the volunteers into it makes it even more special. 🙂
Ahh…we have inspiration in abundance as well as irises 🙂
I enjoyed this one. Thanks
From: Gardens For Goldens Reply-To: Gardens For Goldens Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 10:22 AM To: Jody Jones Subject: [New post] The language of flowers: Iris
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I thought you might…since you planted most of those iris yourself! Nice to see them flourish 🙂
Iris is a perfect symbol of your place. I wish everyone who has the opportunity to do the same thing as you guys are doing, will know the meaning of the blue iris and be inspired to do good things to others, whether animals or humans. I wish you the best! 😀
Thank you Nessy! We support the rescue and care of all living things 🙂
Wonderful post! One of my best friends from college is named Iris. She hated it…until a professor had her research it and learn the beauty and tradition behind it. I’ve sent her an email with your link. Thank you for this post.
What a beautiful name. Thanks for visiting – and for sharing!
That first one is so unusual and striking! Wonderful~
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