A botanical companion to The Wild Iris

This zine collects images of and some basic information about all the plants mentioned in Louise Glück's book The Wild Iris (please contact me if you notice any that are missing). The zine is meant as a reference for the curious and -- like me -- botanically ignorant reader of this wonderful book.

There is a pdf version of the zine available here.

Practical notes: There is a navigation bar at the top of each page. Hover over italicized words in "Type" section to see the definition from the glossary. Hover over the number(s) in the "References" section to see the reference.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. License

The Wild Iris

1. The Wild Iris
   
   • Iris
   • Pine
2. Matins
   
   • White Daffodil
   • Wild Violets
   • Birch
3. Matins
4. Trillium
   
   • Trillium
   • Pine
   • Fir
5. Lamium
   
   • Lamium
   • Maple
6. Snowdrops
   
   • Snowdrops
7. Clear Morning
   
   • Blue Clematis
8. Spring Snow
9. End of Winter
10. Matins
    
    • Hawthorn Tree
    • Foxglove
    • Daisies
    • Roses
11. Matins
    
    • Birch
12. Scilla
    
    • Scilla
13. Retreating Wind
    
    • Birch
    • Apple Tree
14. The Garden
    
    • Peas
    • Crocus
15. The Hawthorn Tree
    
    • Hawthorn Tree
16. Love in Moonlight
    
    • Roses
    • Coreopsis
17. April
    
    • Scilla
    • Violets
18. Violets
    
    • Violets
    • Hawthorn Tree
19. Witchgrass
    
    • Witchgrass
20. The Jacob's Ladder
    
    • Jacob's Ladder
21. Matins
    
    • Clover
22. Matins
    
    • Roses
23. Song
    
    • Roses
24. Field Flowers
    
    • Field Flowers
    • Buttercups
25. The Red Poppy
    
    • Red Poppy
26. Clover
    
    • Clover
27. Matins
28. Heaven and Earth
    
    • Maple
29. The Doorway
    
    • Tulip
30. Midsummer
31. Vespers
    
    • Fig Tree
32. Vespers
33. Vespers
    
    • Chicory
    • Aster
    • Hawkweed
    • Buttercups
34. Daisies
    
    • Daisies
35. End of Summer
36. Vespers
37. Vespers
    
    • Blueberries
38. Vespers
    
    • Vinca
    • Hawthorn Tree
    • Scilla
39. Early Darkness
40. Harvest
41. The White Rose
    
    • Roses
    • Wayfarer Tree
42. Ipomoea
    
    • Ipomoea
    • Hawthorn Tree
43. Presque Isle
    
    • Peonies
44. Retreating Light
45. Vespers
    
    • Lilac
    • Roses
46. Vespers: Parousia
    
    • Apple Tree
47. Vespers
    
    • Maple
    • White Lilies
48. Vespers
    
    • Tomato Plant
    • Gold Lily
    • Silver Lily
49. Sunset
50. Lullaby
51. The Silver Lily
    
    • Silver Lily
    • Snowdrops
    • Maple
    • White Daffodil
52. September Twilight
    
    • Aster
    • Gold Lily
53. The Gold Lily
    
    • Gold Lily
54. The White Lilies
    
    • White Lilies
    • Poppies

Appendix

1. Glossary

2. References