Pacific coast Iris of the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden

Photographed by Ken Walker


Pacific coast iris are quite popular garden plants in those climates similar to their homeland. The garden varieties are, for the most part, hybrids of several wild species. The UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens has a collection of many Pacific coast iris species.
Iris douglasiana
 The UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens have an extensive collection of Iris douglasiana from many locations in California.
Iris fernaldii, Sonoma County
 Iris fernaldii
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/360 sec. F3.8
Iris fernaldii, Solano County
 Photo: Ken Walker, 5 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F5.2
Iris hartwegii
 Iris hartwegii
Photo: Ken Walker, 30 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F4.8
Iris innominata, Del Norte County
 Iris innominata
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/360 sec. F3.1
Iris innominata, Del Norte County
 Photo: Ken Walker, 2 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/300 sec. F5.6
Iris innominata X douglasiana
 Many of the Pacific coast iris hybridise readily. This is a cross between I. innominata and I. douglasiana.
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1000 sec. F3.1
Iris macrosiphon, El Dorado County
 Iris macrosiphon
Photo: Ken Walker, 16 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/125 sec. F2.8
Iris macrosiphon, Marin County
 Photo: Ken Walker, 8 April 2000, Sony DSC-D700, 1/60 sec. F2.8
Iris macrosiphon, Sonoma County
 Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/360 sec. F6.7
Iris macrosiphon, Lake County
 'I would want to look closely at [this iris], just in case it might actually be I. fernaldii.', Steve Ayala
Photo: Ken Walker, 30 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/860 sec. F3.4
Iris purdyi, Mendacino County
 Iris purdyi
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/250 sec. F3.1
Iris tenax, Oregon
 Iris tenax. This is the most northerly of the pacific coast iris; its extends into Washington state.
Photo: Ken Walker, 2 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/125 sec. F5.6
 Copyright 1999 Kenneth Walker
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