Iris Flowers Calling all flower lovers! This new design will have you smitten with the genus Iris. Lightweight, comfortable, and easy to travel with, this will be your favorite purple, lilac, blue, and turquoise hat! Did you know there are more than 300 species in the family Iridaceae? We didn't! The Katherine Homes Iris Flower painting is a tribute to the vast beauty found in the many irises found in the wild and our backyards. According to the FDA, continuing loss of habitat threatens many of our native irises as many of them occur in fragile, easily damaged habitats, such as wet meadows, swamps, and other wetland habitats. We should be very careful not to damage the irises or their habitat when viewing and photographing irises in the wild. We have 28 iris species native to the lower 48 states, including Alaska. They are all unique and beautiful in their own right. We are a 1% for the Planet Member, which means will are committed to giving at least 1% of our sales to partner organizations.