Iris and Magnolia Tattoos – Go Unique and Still Sexy With Your Flower Tattoo Designs

Iris and Magnolia tattoos are the flowers to go for if you are tired of cherry blossoms, rose, lily or hibiscus tattoos but still want to go for gorgeous flowers for your tat design. For one thing, these flowers are as equally stunning and meaningful as well and they are not yet commonly used in the tattoo imagery so the chances of having a unique body art awaits you.

Irises with their intricate shape, iridescent colors, and upright stems definitely made them great candidates for tattoo designs. This flower got its name from the goddess Iris – the messenger of gods who makes her way across rainbows to deliver her messages and guided the soul to eternity after death. Thus the iris flowers became a symbol of message of hope.

The word iris also means ~eye of heaven which is the name given to the goddess, this flower, and the center of your eye. This symbolizes that each of us carries a piece of heaven with us. This makes the iris be regarded as the symbol of Idea and Message. During the early times, the Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields.