Wild Beauty

Believe it or not, this beautiful flower grows in the wild. I'm not sure of the name, but I think it's some sort of iris. I guess all flowers started out as wild, but they've been hybridized over the years to get larger blossoms and more intense colors. This has led to many wildflowers seeming tame by comparison, but not in this case. I was quite shocked when I saw this blossom beside a drainage canal in the Myakka River State Park.