Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Kevin Vaughn
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: C-12-5
Classification: Louisiana
Registered Height: 34-38 inches (86-97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Dark red black standards; velvety dark red black falls, orange yellow spear signal
Style Arm Color: Near black, slight red shading near tip
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2002
Mary Swords Deballion Medal: 2005

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Parentage: Jeri X Cajun Cookery
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Louisiana Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: April 2023
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2019-04-06
Photo by coboro
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-27
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Date: 2018-04-29
Location: Daisydo's garden
Date: 2019-06-02
Red Velvet Elvis Louisiana iris clump shot
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-06-10
Location: Daisydo's garden
Date: 2019-05-25
Red Velvet Elvis Louisiana Iris
Location: Daisydo's garden
Date: 2019-06-02
Red Veelvet Elvis Louisiana iris w extra petals
Photo by coboro
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-05-19
Photo taken at Kevin Vaughn's garden
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-05-02
Louisiana Iris - Red Velvet Elvis 001
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Pembroke, GA
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Photo by coboro
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-04-24
Growing in the water feature at MOSI
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: Columbia, SC
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-04-24
Growing in the water feature at MOSI
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dragonfetti On February 16, 2015 Potted up
Ready for the bog garden.
dragonfetti On February 2, 2015 Obtained plant
From eBay; Florida Hill Nursery; $6.99.
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Planted 10-03-2021
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