Louisiana Iris - 'Cocodrie'
R2013. M, 26-30”. Sdlg. 07-13. Standards and falls light orange, deeper toward tips and edges. Yellow starburst signal outlined deep rust-orange. Styles cream with hint of green, tipped light orange and with a deep orange ridge forming a distinct star. Falls light orange. Graceful, flaring flower form that shows up from a distance. Lemon Zest x Frenchmen Street.
Cocodrie is the name of a fishing villiage very near the Gulf, and there also is a Bayou Cocodrie. "Cocodrie" in Cajun French means alligator.