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.
Leaf spot is a very common disease that affects irises in our area. It can affect bulbous and rhizomatatous types of irises, but is most often a problem on bearded irises. Leaf spot is caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella macrospora, which was formerly known as Didymellina macrospora.