| Description | Black Game Cock Louisiana Iris prefers moist slightly acid soils. Has very dark, beardless purple flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (EYE ris) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 5a |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | moist to wet |
| Soil & Site | moist |
| Flowers | blue-black, narrow gold line signals, late bloom |
| Leaves | vertical, green, sword shaped |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 2 plus by 2 plus feet (HS), fast grower in proper conditions |
| Propagation | division late summer early fall |
| Cultivar Origin | Frank Chowning, introduced in 1980 |
| Notes & Reference | #270-The Louisiana Iris (The Society of Louisana Iris) |
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