Uses for Louisiana Irises by Inez (Mrs. Ed) Conger
Louisiana irises are among the choicest of garden perennials. Gardeners who want a beautiful and well landscaped garden cannot achieve any enthusiasm for the plants when they are grown in isolated patches- one of every kind obtainable all mixed together. Sometimes they are grown in a hole, dug out of the ground to imitate a bog. It’s true […]
A Collection of Comments on Growing LA Irises in Various Locations
Eleanor McCown of Holtville, California: “I have been growing a few Louisianas haphazardly since about 1955. I’ve never lost one, but some of them could be pretty sickly. They seem to prefer a part of the garden that has protection from the west wind and gets sunlight only in the morning. They receive the same treatment as the spurias. I would […]
Growing Louisiana Irises in Mixed Border
by Tom Dillard I like Louisiana irises, but they are merely one among many different plants I grow in my garden. Of course, there is nothing wrong with a garden composed solely of Louisiana irises, just as some folks could find satisfaction in a garden of cactus, or asters, or, I suppose, daffodils—though in the […]
