The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower

2nd Edition. In this expansion of the 1988 reference on Louisiana irises (subtitled The History and Culture of Five Native American Species and their Hybrids), 116 color plates and other illustrations celebrate the beauty and botany of these beardless irises. Includes information on new hybrids; the Society for Louisiana Irises; popular cultivars; award-winning hybridizers; and a plant glossary. Caillet, a U. of Louisiana professor emerita, has a cultivar named after her.