Photograph Collections
with photos of PCN irises
1. SPCNI PHOTO CD. Photographs of 280+ named PCI cultivars, compiled by the society's Registrar, Ken Walker, in 2005. Cost $9.00 from the SPCNI secretary.
2. Links to photos and references of iris species or named varieties on the web can often be found by typing the species or cultivar name (enclosed between quotation marks) into an online search engine. The Google search engine's "Image" feature lets you look directly for photographs.
3. The University of California's Digital Library Photo Collection [http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/flora] includes the 11,500+ California wildflower photos of former Saint Mary's College instructor Brother Alfred Brousseau. Choose alphabetical section "I", then scroll down to "Iris" to reach pictures of each PCN Iris species; choose "more about the plant" for localities, maps, habitat and other information.
4. Dennis Kramb and SIGNA (The Species Iris Group of North America) have developed a photo-based database [http://www.badbear.com/signa] of the wild North American iris species.
5. The North American Native Iris Society's Photo Gallery [http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html] is a growing online collection of photographs of North America's 30 wild iris species. There are several photos of each of the Pacific Coast native iris. Select either Alphabetical Listing, or Listing by Taxonomic Series.
6. Ken Walker's home page [http://users.ca.astound.net/kenww/] has links to several collections of outstanding photographs. From his HOME GARDEN we see photos of eight iris groups, with 14 of Pacific Coast iris. There are also 60+ photos of iris blooming in the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BOTANICAL GARDEN, including 18 of PCIs. He shows us examples of seven species, some with representative plants collected in several different regions of the state.
7. The Pacific Bulb Society's internet site has a helpful page dedicated to photos and information on Pacific Coast Irises [http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/index.php/PacificCoastIrises], with several outstanding photos by Bob Rutemoeller.
8. Cheryl and Wayne Renshaw's family web site [http://www.best.com/~renshaw/home/index.html], carries several photos of named and unnamed PCN Iris hybrids that they grow in their Santa Clara, California garden.