CONVENTION
INFORMATION
Old statuary throughout Windrush is one of the most fascinating features of this mature garden.
No irises were found in this swamp, although it looks
as if they should have been there. In 2015, Benny Trahan
donated 200 rhizomes of I. giganticaerulea, fulva, and
nelsonii, which were planted by members of the Greater
New Orleans Iris Society at the request of Burden. At the
time of the planting, the water level was so low that it was
possible to walk through without boots. Many of the irises
planted were just starts about six inches tall, and when the
water returned, they were inundated before they could
become established. Only about sixty or so survived, but
those have thrived and are forming large clumps that look
as if they are in their native swamp habitat. The first good
bloom of these plants occurred in 2017.
Clumps of blue and white I. giganticaerulea and I. nelsonii thrive in the water of Black Swamp.
Winter 2018 AIS Bulletin 43
