Iris - A flower for the business Curved Vision.

Today’s flower for a business, we will be looking at - Curved Vision

Curved vision’s business objectives are -

• They aim to help with your presentations.
• To help you to communicate your message in a professional way.
• They work with you to reach your goal.
• They will give you training on public speaking and presentation skills.

The flower that I have chosen for this business is the Iris.

In the language of flowers the Iris stands for –

• Message
• Communication
• Getting your idea across

To see the Iris that we chose for Curved Vision, please visit our photo gallery or our main website blog - Send a flower card

Here are some interesting facts about this stunning flower:-

• There are over 200 species of Irises.
• The name ‘Iris’ comes from the Greek Goddess of the rainbow, (as there are many colours).
• Irises are closely related to the lily and amaryllis family
• Irises grow throughout the northern hemisphere.
• Some Irises grow in desert conditions and others prefer damp growing conditions.
• There are so many varieties that you can have various irises flowering from November to June.
• In order to grow this flower successfully, it is recommended to divide the clumps. The RHS have provided advice on how to do this in order to keep your Irises healthy – Iris advice.

There are many gardens throughout the UK that include this wondrous plant. For the ‘wow’ factor The Chelsea Flower Show and Hampton Court Flower Show always have this flower incorporated somewhere in the designed gardens and within the floral pavilion, giving you ideas of how you can include irises into your garden design. RHS Wisley also has a lovely collection.

Irises have always been an inspiration to painters, for example Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Iris’ and a favourite of mine - Claude Monet - Irises in Claude Monet Garden

 A sample of specialist nurseries to buy Irises -

• Clare Austin Hardy Plants to see the many varieties please visit their Iris plant catalogue
• Iris in Sissinghurst
• Seagate irises – You can also visit their show garden displaying over 50 varieties May-June.
• Woottens of Wenhaston – A plantsman’s Nursery. They specialise in the bearded Iris.

For more detail on the Iris and the many varieties, the British Iris Society is the website to visit alongside the above specialist nurseries.