Gad is another ordinary common noun in Hebrew. It means 'good luck'. We all want as much of it as we can get. So it is not surprising that it became a proper noun, the name of some people, a tribe of Israel, and a god. The god Gad was not ordinarily identified with Baal.
There currently are five recognized species in the Series Hexagonae, as the Louisiana iris group within the Genus Iris is called. They are: I. brevicaulis, I. fulva, I. hexagona, I. giganticaerulea and I. nelsonii.
Growing Dutch Iris. Dutch Iris are one the most graceful flowers to bloom early in the spring. The flowers range from light blue, yellow, white and shades of purple. Dutch Iris are grown from small bulbs unlike Bearded Iris which are grown from rhizomes.