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.
The Best Time to Separate Iris Bulbs. Bearded irises are the most commonly planted species of iris. The word bulb can be a bit confusing when applied to an iris. Looking at the thick, horizontal, many-branched root that produces the bearded iris (Iris germanica), it hardly compares to the typical, smooth onion-like tulip bulb.