Hosta May Plant Delights Introductions Iris x louisiana 'Melon Cocktail'

Iris x louisiana 'Melon Cocktail' is another of our favorite Louisiana iris hybrids

They will return in spring unfazed

The dark green petiole with paler green spots will reach 9-13' tall with a leaf atop that spreads to a spectacular 13'

We think Dryopteris tokyoensis is an easy-to-grow and distinctive deer-resistant fern for the woodland shade garden

Hosta May Plant Delights Introductions Iris x louisiana 'Melon Cocktail'The next in the continuing line of mutations from H. 'Halcyon' comes in the form of a scrumptious, all gold form that was actually derived from H. 'June'. The dusty golden leaves make a perfect, flat growing mound of foliage to 2' wide, topped in late summer with 18' tall spikes of light lavender flowers.