The Louisiana Iris: The History and Culture of Five Native American Species and Their Hybrids

by Marie Caillet

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914641093
• ISBN13: 9780914641094
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Texas Gulf Coast Gardener
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

A beautifully and profusely illustrated volume

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.