Louisiana irises have been hybridized from five species of Iris found only in North America, most specifically in Louisiana. Their boggy native habitats have largely been destroyed, and horticulturists' preservation efforts have gone toward the creation of an incredible range of hybrids in a variety of colors, forms, and sizes. They have proved adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, needing only sun, ample water, and neutral soil to thrive; they can be grown in beds with annuals and other perennials, or in water up to a foot deep.
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All possible aspects of this lovely plant are covered. -- John E. Bryan, Gardening Newsletter, November 2000
An invaluable source of information . . . I loved this book and recommend it highly. -- LeeAnn Connelly, Water Gardening, May 2001
An often-overlooked flower receives its due. -- Gerri Bauer, The News-Journal, November 21, 2000
The perfect introduction to these remarkable plants. -- James A. Cox, Wisconsin Bookwatch, December 2000
Those with a passion for irises will do well to nab a copy of this well-edited second edition. -- Neil Sperry's Garden, January 2001
An invaluable source of information . . . I loved this book and recommend it highly. -- LeeAnn Connelly, Water Gardening, May 2001
An often-overlooked flower receives its due. -- Gerri Bauer, The News-Journal, November 21, 2000
The perfect introduction to these remarkable plants. -- James A. Cox, Wisconsin Bookwatch, December 2000
Those with a passion for irises will do well to nab a copy of this well-edited second edition. -- Neil Sperry's Garden, January 2001
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Greatly expanded revision details the history, classification & hybridization of the five marvelous species of iris native to Louisiana.
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This review is from: The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)
Now in a newly updated and expanded second edition, The Louisiana Iris: The Taming Of The Native American Wildflower covers every aspect of the history, botany, and development of these distinctive flowers, with particular emphasis on the newest hybrids, hybridizing techniques, and horticultural practices. Drawing upon their members' extensive and practical experience and expertise, the Society for Louisiana Irises provides the perfect introduction to these remarkable plants to the gardening public with a beautifully and profusely illustrated volume that is exhaustive and authoritative with information. The Louisiana Iris is an invaluable and much appreciated addition to any personal, professional, academic, or community library horticultural and gardening reference collection.
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Louisiana irises comprise a unique group in the iris family. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
iris giganticaerulea, known irises, few irises, pod parent, native irises, other hybridizers, iris cultivars, hybridizing effort, garden irises, old rhizomes, rhizomatous irises, style arms, iris hexagona, other irises, hybridizing program, bud count, beardless irises, bearded irises, fungal leaf spot, bud positions, natural hybrids, bloom stalks, pendent form, iris shows, pollen parent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Farron Campbell, Marie Caillet, United States, Caroline Dormon, New Orleans, Kevin Vaughn, American Iris Society, Mary Swords, Frank Chowning, Graeme Grosvenor, Charles Arny, Mary Dunn, Percy Viosca, Baton Rouge, Heather Pryor, Marvin Granger, New Zealand, Cultivar Parentage, John Taylor, South Africa, Georgene Wood, Photo Plate, Ruth Dormon, Short Stuff, Sidney Conger New!
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Louisiana irises comprise a unique group in the iris family. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
iris giganticaerulea, known irises, few irises, pod parent, native irises, other hybridizers, iris cultivars, hybridizing effort, garden irises, old rhizomes, rhizomatous irises, style arms, iris hexagona, other irises, hybridizing program, bud count, beardless irises, bearded irises, fungal leaf spot, bud positions, natural hybrids, bloom stalks, pendent form, iris shows, pollen parent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Farron Campbell, Marie Caillet, United States, Caroline Dormon, New Orleans, Kevin Vaughn, American Iris Society, Mary Swords, Frank Chowning, Graeme Grosvenor, Charles Arny, Mary Dunn, Percy Viosca, Baton Rouge, Heather Pryor, Marvin Granger, New Zealand, Cultivar Parentage, John Taylor, South Africa, Georgene Wood, Photo Plate, Ruth Dormon, Short Stuff, Sidney Conger New!
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- The Genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes on 4 pages
- World of Irises by Bee Warburton on page 198, and Back Matter
- South Carolina (Gousha Fastmap) by Don Wood in Front Matter
- The Siberian Iris by Currier McEwen in Back Matter
- Black Widow by Bart Davis in Back Matter
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