Many local gardeners want to use more native plants in their landscapes. There are wonderful trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous plants native to Louisiana and the Gulf Coastal area that are excellent ...

Louisiana iris is the name used worldwide for a unique group of Louisiana native iris species and, in particular, their hybrids. Their extraordinary beauty and reliability in the garden have made them ...

Blooming from late March to early May, the Louisiana iris is a floral ambassador that has carried our state’s name all over the world. Louisiana iris is the name used worldwide for a unique group of ...

The local club recently planted an additional 100 irises today in the Lafitte Woods Iris Bog, as part of an ongoing effort to ...

Louisiana irises should be grown with as much direct sun as possible. Although they will tolerate shade for part of the day, about six hours or more of direct sun is needed for good blooming. When ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan., 1990), pp. 100-107 (8 pages) Iris fulva Ker. Gawler and Iris hexagona Walter have overlapping geographic ranges in Louisiana. In areas of overlap ...

Between increased development and coastal land loss, the Louisiana iris has become increasingly rare in nature. One species only exists in nature on a 1,200-acre piece of private property. A new ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) " A group that has rescued and replanted more than 20,000 Louisiana irises since 2017 is holding bring-your-own-shovel events this winter to help save Louisiana's state ...

Lady Lake grower Maria Tracy has proof of that with her 5,000 plants in more than 200 colors such as lavender, white, deep purple, burgundy and rose. Many of the irises exhibit more than one color, ...

A bench sits on a sandy shore under a tree, looking out over a pond with trees on the other side. - Wirestock/Getty Images Are you one of the unlucky homeowners that has a forever damp part of the ...

Studies of natural hybridization have suggested that it may be a creative stimulus for adaptive evolution and speciation. An important step in this process is the establishment of fit recombinant ...