Iris louisiana Black Gamecock Cypripedium make a dense deer-resistant clump

make a dense deer-resistant clump to 18" wide

a true showstopper

After 20 years of evaluation and propagation

we can only offer this about every five years

they are also pollinated by bats

Iris louisiana Black Gamecock Cypripedium make a dense deer-resistant clump(Chowning 78) iris 'Black Gamecock' is an award winning, deer resistant Louisiana iris hybrid that makes a huge, 5' tall clump of wide, iris like foliage, topped in early May with stunning, Elvis like, dark blue, velvet colored flowers a hummingbird haven. Louisiana iris go semi dormant in the heat of summer, and reflush in fall, remaining evergreen all winter. Iris x louisiana 'Black Gamecock' grows equally as well in moist soils as in 4" of standing