Iris Garden

This lovely Iris is blooming today for the first time in my garden. It was from my Aunt Ruth's garden. My cousin Pam generously gave the cousins some Iris from her mother's garden. Some of the Iris in that garden were from my Grandmother's garden too. I am the third generation to grow some of these Iris. What a treat to have in my garden!! Enjoy and I'll show more when they bloom, maybe next year. Thanks Pam!

What is the name of this?

I received a pass-a-long plant from a quilt friend a few years ago. She didn't know the name of this plant but said it would bloom with lovely flowers. She was certainly right! It's growing as a house plant and looks like it belongs to the Iris family. I can't find the name of it but I don't mind...it is so lovely. The bloom only lasts for about 8 hours and only blooms in the daylight. I placed the bloom on a pink towel so you could see it better.  Do you know the name?