Black Gamecock Louisiana Iris – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Perennial

Flower Color:  Dark Purple Black with Yellow signals

Flower Size:  Large, 4-6″  

Flowering Period:  Late Spring to Early Summer

Flower Type:  Single Iris

Fragrant Flowers:  no

Foliage Color:  Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  No

Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Wet Soil, Standing Water

Winner of the Mary Swords Deballion Medal, the highest honor from the American Iris Society, ‘Black Gamecock’ is undoubtedly the most famous of the Louisiana Irises, which thrive in consistently moist to even wet soils. This makes them a perfect asset to fill those spots in the landscape where the soil tends to stay wet. Black Gamecock is an exceptionally vigorous and cold hardy selection prized for its striking, 4 to 6 inch diameter, velvety, purple-black blooms set off by slender, gold highlights. It is native to Louisiana but cold hardy as far north as USDA Zone 4, where average winter temperatures can be as low as -30F. When sited in a boggy to wet location it will spread quite rapidly to form a 3 foot wide clump 2 to 3 feet tall. Excellent in garden beds or pots.