But if you’ve seen a California native iris in flower in spring, odds are that you’ll keep trying. -- Emily Green Photos, from top: A Pacific Coast iris grows among blue-eyed grass.

Many people enjoy the flowers while walking their dogs, taking photos or painting pictures. For more information, please contact the park's information desk by phone at 0986-23-4980 (in Japanese).

Iris flowers are seen at the Shuzenji Nijinosato tourist facility in the city of Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 10, 2021. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Ishikawa) =Click/tap photo for more images.

The museum is the Willott Iris Garden, which is located next to the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse and has more than 600 varieties of iris flowers on display. The collection was started by Tony and ...