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For hybrid cultivars, check out the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park and Longue Vue House and Garden. You’ll also find a few in the Botanical Garden in the Park. The Sculpture Garden is free. Be sure to watch for the GNOIS Open House at its Island Iris Nursery in April. Check the Calendar and other information on the website.
There are quite a few spots to see wild iris species and you’ll find mainly one of the species at each location. For I. giganticaerulea, the tall blue of fresh water marshes along the coast, there is no better spot than Joyce Wildlife Management Area near Ponchatoula.
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