Crested Dwarf Iris

This is Crested Dwarf Iris, Iris christata, which I found along Chimney Top Trail, and several other locations. In fact, large clusters could be seen along side of the road, including Roarking Fork Motorway, througout the Smokies. It is somewhat difficult to photograph a single flower using a rectangular frame that is standard with a 35 mm camera and its digital counterparts, but the green leaf helps make the rectangluar composition look somewhat appealing to me. Later in the spring, I found a pair of flowers and photographed them together--in opposite corners of the frame. I will post those on the website eventually.