Iris louisiana Melon Cocktail Ophiopogon Although other botanists tried to

Although other botanists tried to locate it

Since it is native to rocky slopes

then topped with creamy white

'Aztec Treasure' seedling

Iris louisiana Melon Cocktail Ophiopogon Although other botanists tried toIris x louisiana 'Melon Cocktail' is another of our favorite Louisiana iris hybrids. This vigorous 2002 introduction from hybridizer T. J. Betts produces masses of 3' tall stalks in early May, topped with luscious orangey bronze flowers that often show a narrow yellow border and a small yellow throat. Iris 'Melon Cocktail' will grow in average garden soils but, like most Louisiana iris, will really go nuts when grown as a marginal aquatic in shallow