Many will be interested in growing tips and cultural suggestions for special conditions or areas of the country outside the Gulf Coast.  The links that follow take you to various sites that deal with growing Louisiana irises, although the information is sometimes limited.   But the pool of knowledge and experience is growing rapidly, which points to the growing popularity of these irises across the country.

The Society for Louisiana Irises website has several articles on culture, including an excerpt from the Society's definitive book on Louisiana irises. You can access all the articles from this page.

A nice, brief write-up of Louisiana irises in Floridata, a very interesting "photographic encyclopedia of landscape plants."  

A long narrative with emphasis on water culture of Louisiana irises on the website of a commercial water garden in California.  Dense text but with substance.

A recent (July 2007) but short tutorial on how to grow Louisianas in ponds.

HGTV has an brief article on irises for boggy conditons, including just a little on Louisianas.  The same applies for a GardenGuides.com article on irises for the pond.

HGTV also has a general article on Louisiana iris culture.  While you're on the HGTV website, do a search for "Louisiana iris."  There are a few articles that deal with related topics, such as aquatic plants and creating a water garden using a kiddie pool.  They may add more from time to time.

Go to this site to join the Yahoo discussion group on Louisiana irises called "lairis."  Group members discuss culture and other topics pertaining to Louisiana irises.  Join the group and ask your questions.

The LSU Cooperative Extension brochure on Louisiana irises is available as a pdf document.  A good, brief overview of recommendations particularly applicable to the South.  

LSU Horticulturist Dan Gill is an authoritative source on a wide range of plants and growing practices applicable to the Gulf Coast.  Dan periodically discusses Louisiana irises in his New Orleans newspaper column and elsewhere.  Point your search engine to "Dan Gill Louisiana" and you will find examples of his iris and other plant expertise.  Or, check this Louisiana iris culture article by Dan Gill on the LSU Ag Center website.  

The Cooperative Extension Service at Texas A&M offers a few cultural comments on Louisiana irises. So does Clemson's Extension.  The University of Arkansas Extension's treatment is a bit longer and offers helpful comments from someone who has grown and enjoyed Louisianas.

A few local iris societies have websites with growing tips.  The Tulsa Area Iris Society site has a good, short article by Paul Gossett, President of the Society for Louisiana Irises.

The Louisville Area Iris Society's website includes a few cultural suggestions on Louisiana irises for for their area.

The King County Iris Society in Seattle has only brief information on Louisiana irises.

The Tucson Area Iris Society, hosts for the 2005 Society for Louisiana Irises convention, offer this information on a beautiful website.  In a similar climate zone, see this on Louisiana irises from the Sun Country Iris Society in Phoenix.

There is not too much information from the Iowa State Extension but it is interesting that Louisiana irises are now recognized as good garden plants across the midwest.  The same goes for Michigan State and Kansas State.

The website of Region 18 of the American Iris Society, presents iris culture suggestions for Kansas and Missouri. Scroll down until you find Louisiana irises.

Last and undoubtedly least, here are some interesting tips on gardening with alligators.  

Know of any other source of good cultural information on Louisiana irises?  Email Zydeco and we will add it to the site.