Iris

Iris was one of the bouquet of turn-of-the-last-century flower names that gradually wilted over the decades, but is beginning to regain its appeal via celebrity power: Jude Law and Sadie Frost, who chose Iris for their daughter.

In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, a messenger for Zeus and Hera who rode the rainbow as a multicolored bridge from heaven to earth. In ancient times, the Iris was considered a symbol of power and majesty, the three petal segments representing faith, wisdom and valor.

A contemporary bearer was British novelist Iris Murdoch.