CONVENTION
INFORMATION
‘Bryce Leigh’ (Frank Chowning 1973, LA)
A LOUISIANA POND
Gary and Leigh Anne Salathe’s pond near Madisonville is testimony to
inspired vision and perseverance. The pond is in a subdivision common area
adjacent to their home. With the farsighted support of subdivision owners,
Gary has turned it into a beautiful and unique destination.
“A Louisiana Pond” displays a mix of irises, including all five species, (even
I. hexagona from Florida), a few natural hybrids, and old and new hybrid
cultivars. It is evolving year to year with more and more hybrids to accompany
the original planting that included lots of I. giganticaerulea and I. virginica, a
native iris not in the Louisiana group.
“A Louisiana Pond” is in a subdivision common area near Madisonville
A clump of ‘vinicolor’, a natural hybrid once considered a species
‘Praline Festival’ (Dorman Haymon 1992, LA)
I. nelsonii, including what appears to be an unusual orange form ‘Atchafalaya’ (Farron Campbell 1998, LA)
Winter 2018 AIS Bulletin 41