Photo of variagated purple iris by Dennis Main: used by
permission of the State of Connecticut Flowers and Fields:
Iris
Tennessee recognized the iris (Genus Iridaceae) as the state cultivated flower in 1933. The iris flower comes in a variety of colors, but the purple iris is commonly accepted as the state flower of Tennessee.
Iris photo by Dennis Main: used by permission
of the State of Connecticut Flowers and Fields:
