{"product_id":"copper-iris-iris-fulva","title":"Copper Iris (Iris fulva)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCopper Iris \u003cem\u003e(Iris fulva)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Copper Iris is Louisiana’s most distinctive native iris — the only iris in the world with true copper-red to brick-red flowers, a color found nowhere else in the genus. A plant of bayou margins, swamp edges, and slow-moving waterways, it is one of the parent species of the celebrated Louisiana Iris hybrids and a living symbol of the state’s unique botanical heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBotanical Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iridaceae (Iris family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Mississippi Valley from Illinois to Louisiana and the Gulf Coast; native to Louisiana bayou margins, swamp edges, and floodplain wetlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–3 feet tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e April–May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wet to moist; tolerates standing water and heavy clay; ideal for pond margins and rain gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCultural Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopper Iris is one of the five species of Louisiana Iris — a group of native irises unique to the Gulf South that have been hybridized into thousands of named cultivars celebrated worldwide. The wild species retains a raw, bayou beauty that no hybrid can replicate. It was used by Indigenous peoples of the Gulf South for fiber and as a medicinal plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEcological Role\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopper Iris is pollinated by long-tongued bees and hummingbirds. Its seeds are dispersed by water, spreading naturally along bayou corridors. It provides cover for frogs, crawfish, and small fish in shallow water margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the Cajun Heritage Garden\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003eJardin — Heritage Garden\u003c\/em\u003e collection at Big Mamou Enterprises, Copper Iris is a botanical treasure of the Louisiana bayou — irreplaceable, beautiful, and deeply rooted in the landscape that made Cajun culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Mamou Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49769045098736,"sku":null,"price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/7171\/5056\/files\/copper-iris-iris-fulva.png?v=1779907099","url":"https:\/\/realtimecajun.com\/products\/copper-iris-iris-fulva","provider":"Big Mamou Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}