Tips To Plant And Grow Louisiana Iris

One of the most attractive spring flowers that you can plant in your garden is the Louisiana Iris. It is a flowering plant that is very commonly seen in Louisiana and along the southeastern regions of the United States. It can also be easily grown in all locations in the world. This species of flowering plants are seen to grow easily along the riversides, in swamps and damp hillsides. It is a wild flowering plant, but offers great attraction in any garden. By hybridising and garden cultivation, you will now find the Louisiana Iris to be offered in a wide range of flower types and colours.

More about Louisiana Iris

The Louisiana Iris grows well all over the world as it adapts to different soils, climates, and cultures. It is better to grow these wild flowering plants in water gardens or bogs and can tolerate all kinds of moisture conditions. They belong to the Iridaceae family and the genus is Iris. They have large and showy flowers and will flower in a wide range of colours with the common color being violet and blue. These flowers grow on tall stems. There are five species of Louisiana Iris, the Iris Hexagona, Iris Fulva, Iris Nelsonii, Iris Giganticaerulea and Iris Brevicaulis. The colours of the flowers of Louisiana Iris are red, pink, gold, brown, white, lavender, yellow, pink and different shades of blue. The cultivars come with bi-coloured flowers with colour contrasts.

How to plant Louisiana Iris?

·       Louisiana Irises love to grow in areas where they get full sunlight. They can tolerate shade, but needs at least 6 hours of direct sunlight for better blooming.

·       The rhizomes of the Louisiana Iris need to be soaked in water overnight before the planting process.

·       The rhizomes should be placed in the soil in such a way that one inch of the top of the rhizome needs to be below the soil level.

·       It is better to pre-prepare the soil by adding compost, peat moss and rotted manure along with a general-purpose fertiliser before placing the rhizome.

·       The rhizome can be planted any time of the year in warmer regions. All that is needed is good watering and protection from the very hot sun to grow.

·       They will tolerate different types of soil and its varying acidic levels. It is better to avoid soils that have extreme pH levels.

·       They will also thrive in beds with plastic lining. These beds need to be six inches deep.

·       The Louisiana Irises can be divided and transplanted. It is better to avoid transplanting after blooming.

Caring for Louisiana Iris

These flowering plants can tolerate moderate dry conditions, but they should never be allowed to dry out completely. The young rhizomes need to get given water from time to time so that they are moist. This is done from the day they are planted to about a week or 10 days. Once the plant gets established, they will grow and bloom normally and they love the soil to be kept moist. They will love deep watering condition. They will grow and bloom more in standing water. It is very good to mulch the soil in which the Louisiana Iris is planted as they will help in retaining moisture. Check out our Louisiana Iris Plants we have for sale.