Peer deep into someone's face and you will see me regulating light around the pupil; step outside into a damp spring flowerbed and you will find me blooming with royal purple petals. What am I?
An iris
The 'iris' is the pigmented diaphragm of the human eye and also a popular spring perennial flower named after the Greek rainbow deity.
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