Host: Greater New Orleans Iris Society

Location: Longue Vue House & Gardens, 7 Bamboo Rd, New Orleans

GNOIS’s big fall bare-root iris sale featuring hundreds of irises available representing 100 varieties. Fall is an especially good time to plant bare-root Louisiana irises, giving them time to establish their roots before the next bloom season.

And there is an added bonus to shopping irises at Longue Vue! The sale is held outdoors behind the house, not too far from the Wild Garden, so take a few minutes to walk through this remarkable historic garden that has a Louisiana iris collection while you're there.

Longue Vue's Wild Garden contains what the garden describes as the oldest consistently maintained Louisiana iris collection in the greater New Orleans area. The collection dates back to the late 1930s and includes all five Louisiana iris species, historic cultivars and naturally occurring hybrids. Today, more than 3,500 iris plants grow along the winding path through the garden.

The Wild Garden also has a special connection to Caroline Dormon, the legendary Louisiana conservationist, botanist, writer and artist. Dormon worked with the Stern family at Longue Vue beginning in 1947, helping steward its native plant and Louisiana iris collections. Several Dormon-hybridized Louisiana irises remain in the collection today.

Although the irises will not be blooming until April, you can attend the iris sale, enjoy the Wild Garden, and leave with some new Louisiana iris treasures for your own garden!

Come early for the best selection!