Skip to product information
1 of 2

Iris x louisiana 'Melon Cocktail'

T.J. Betts 02

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Iris
Write a review
| Ask a Question

Item #: 3905

Zones: 6a to 10b, at least

Dormancy: Summer

Height: 36" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: United States Hybrid

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Iris 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 water.