Douglas Iris of the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden

Photographed by Ken Walker


Iris douglasiana, also known as the Douglas iris or the Coast iris, is a major contributer to the gene pool of the Pacific coast hybrids. It grows along a large streach of the Pacific coast and comes in a variety of forms and colors.

Iris douglasiana, Alameda County
Photo: Ken Walker, 16 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F5.2
Iris douglasiana, Del Norte County
Photo: Ken Walker, 16 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/45 sec. F2.6
Iris douglasiana, Half Moon Bay
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1200 sec. F2.6
Iris douglasiana, Lands End
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/300 sec. F2.6
Iris douglasiana, Marin County
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/430 sec. F3.1
Iris douglasiana, Marin County
'... probably examples of the natural hybrid called the "Marin iris"', Steve Ayala
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/300 sec. F3.1
Iris douglasiana, Marin County
'... probably examples of the natural hybrid called the "Marin iris"', Steve Ayala
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1200 sec. F3.1
Iris douglasiana, Sonoma County
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/54 sec. F4.0

Iris douglasiana, white form
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1000 sec. F3.1

 Copyright 1999 Kenneth Walker This page is copyrighted. The written material in it may not be used without permission. However, the iris photographs on this page that I have taken are not copyrighted. They are in the public domain. While you may not claim ownership or authorship of these pictures,  you may otherwise use them without restriction. If you use the pictures, I don't mind being credited with taking them, though it is not required.
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