Quality Louisiana
Iris Rhizomes
Now proudly Grown In Texas
Order
Three Ways to Order
Credit Card
To use your credit card, click on your choice from the catalog to generate an online invoice. When your shopping is complete, just fill in your credit card information and we will receive your order.
Order by phone
For order by telephone, you may call us at 713-922-5967 to place your phone order.
Pay by Check
For payment by check, simply print out the downloadable order form, complete, and mail it to us along with your check or money order. Remember to include a note with any substitutions for your choices if we are out of that particular cultivar. A refund can be given if you prefer.
About
Standards & Falls Iris
Standards & Falls Iris was established in 2022 by Louise Jamail, Melinda Nickens & Carol Shanks Price. Our operation is situated on a sunny 30-acre lake, which we use for irrigation throughout the year.
Carol, Louise & Melinda are members of the Society for Louisiana Irises and The American Iris Society and grew Louisiana Irises as a hobby for decades before starting Standards & Falls Iris. We appreciate our customers’ support and look forward to a great season in 2025.
Hybridizers
Meet Our Hybridizers
Cindy Dufrene
Cindy’s interest in irises began over 20 years ago when she put a water feature in the backyard of her newly purchased house and was looking for plants to fill it. She found that her plants, including irises, lotuses, and water lilies, multiplied quickly – and she started giving them away to friends and neighbors. As she learned more about growing irises, she discovered the huge variety of forms, colors, and shapes — and she was hooked. She also met Patrick O’Connor who encouraged her to expand her knowledge and learn more about species iris as well. Further encouragement came…
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Patrick O’Connor
Patrick O’Connor resides in Metairie, LA, a close-in suburb of New Orleans, La.His interest in Louisiana irises began when he bought a house in Baton Rouge in the mid-1970s. A previous owner had an interest in native plants and had grown I. fulva, one of the Louisiana iris species. Being unfamiliar with red, or wild native irises, he started reading and found a Southern Living article on Louisiana iris that had contact information for Dick Goula and Charles Arny. He visited Dick while in Lafayette about that time, joined SLI and began reading old publications on the irises. In one,…
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Joe Musacchia
Joe Musacchia hails from about 60 miles south-east of New Orleans between Houma and Thibodaux. He is a Master Gardener, having completed the program with the LSU Ag Dept. Joe Musacchia hails from about 60 miles south-east of New Orleans between Houma and Thibodaux. He is a Master Gardener, having completed the program with the LSU Ag Dept. His love of Louisiana Iris started when he began looking for a garden plant that could handle the growing conditions where he lived, such as hot summers, wet cold winters, late freezes, and frequent flooding. His first encounter with them was in…
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Ron Betzer
Ron has resided in Lafayette since 2004 after having lived in his native California for 30 years. He had attended college in Lafayette and through a sister-in-law got to know Mr. Charles Arny. It was not until seeing an article in Southern Accents magazine in 1988 highlighting the Louisiana irises in Arny’s neighbor Dick Goula’s yard,that the irises made a real impression. He ordered about 8 irises from Bois D’Arc Gardens and during the following bloom season decided he wanted to come up with some irises of his own. The first seedling that he felt worthy, Honey Galore (HM 2004),…
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Keith Pendergraft
Keith resides outside of the town of Independence, La. It is still what most people would consider country and he has lots of space to grow and hybridize Louisiana irises. He is a licensed Landscape Contractor at present and has hybridized Azaleas, Daylilies, Rose Mallow, Lobelia Figs, as well as Louisiana Irises. Keith started collecting plants at a young age. His mother and both grandmothers were avid plant lovers. He said he was always in the woods and along creeks or rivers and saw a wide range of plants that you typically don’t see in local nurseries. Whenever he saw…
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Catalog
New Introductions
Our Online Catalog will open in early March of 2025. New Introductions TBA!
We invite you to peruse our catalog and familiarize yourself with our quality rhizomes. Orders ship in October.
Care
How to Care for Irises
Once you receive your rhizomes, it’s important to follow specific instructions to ensure you’re growing Louisiana Irises properly. To make this process easier for you, we’ve provided a video on how to care for your plants so that they can provide limitless years of beauty.
Contact
Get In Touch
At Standards & Falls, we’re committed to quality, both in our rhizomes and to you, our customer. Should you have any questions, please reach out to us.
Hours of Operation
Monday to Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
service area
Shipping to Continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico only
Phone
713-922-5967
