We exclusively grow and distribute hybrid Louisiana Irises. We grow named iris varieties registered with the American Iris Society. We market either by bloom color or by registered variety. We also grow irises by color, mixing registered and non-registered irises by the color of the bloom. Purchase shades of white, red, wine, light blue, dark blue, light purple, and dark purple. Plants are shipped in the continental U.S., bare-rooted with about 2 to 6 inches of foliage. All plants are naturally grown and are not tissue culture seedlings.

Kevin Vaughn

Louisiana Iris Farms is pleased to associate with Kevin Vaughn as one of its growing and hybridizing partners.Kevin has a Ph.D. in botany and is currently employed as a plant physiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Kevin’s interest in hybridizing started at an early age, and he has placed more than 200 varieties of plants in the market. His “Red Velvet Elvis” recently won an award for being one of the best Louisiana irises.

He has taken a special interest in Louisiana irises and he has been a guest on P.A. Smith’s and the Weather Channel’s garden segments.He has won the prestigious Alex J. Simmons Distinguished Merit Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hostas, the Service Award from the Society of Louisiana Irises, The Caillet cup for Outstanding Louisiana  Hybrid, and two medals from the Royal Horticultural Society for his Sempervivum hybrids.

We are currently offering several varieties of Kevin’s hybrids which include Lemon Zest, Candlelight Supper, Red Velvet Elvis, Beale St. and Cajun White Lightning.

Go to our order form and pick out an iris hybridized by Kevin.

Elaine Bourque

Elaine Bourque has been hybridizing Louisiana Irises for over thirty years. She was a student and friend of Louisiana Iris legend, Charles Arny. She is a certified Louisiana iris judge and former secretary-treasurer of the Society for Louisiana Irises. She has a wonderful eye for color, design and growing patterns. She has been making crosses from our growing areas and we are excited about her work. Her first registered iris in a number of years is ready to be marketed. It has just been registered and she has named it “Lady Regina.” If you are interested, go to “Irises for sale”, then “Registered Varieties” and to Lady Regina.