Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom Feb - Jun
  • Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. That certainly applies for this plant, with a wide variety of beautiful colors within each flower, and between individual plants.
  • The flower stem is 12 - 20 inches tall and somewhat flattened.
  • The underside of each leaf is paler than top. The similar Ground Iris has the same color on both sides.
  • Found in grasslands, open woodlands and brushy areas.
  • CA native.
  • AKA Douglas' Iris
  • Iris Family (Iridaceae)



Petals in 3s with colorful veins. Petal color varies quite a bit.



Veins not very noticable, compared to Ground Iris.


Leaves are narrow and long, with parallel veins. They're glossy on the top, and paler underneath.

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Douglas Iris blooms February to June. Full grown plants vary from 6" to 18" tall.
Flowers have 3 inner petals and three outer petals. Color varies from cream, shown here, to purple.
Here is a purple flower.
Here is a cream flower with strong yellow veins.
Seeds develop directly under the flower, as opposed to Ground Iris, where the seeds develop well down the stalk.