The most common flowers, though, include swamp mallows, Louisiana iris, coreopsis, rudbeckia and Texas star hibiscus. For experienced or entry-level gardeners, Timmerman said plant-lovers can ...

In central Louisiana, the U.S. Forest Service is spearheading efforts to restore river cane, a bamboo-like plant that played a vital role in Native American culture for thousands of years.

ABBEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - The red iris, one of Louisiana’s rarest native flowers, blooms each April in a swamp near the town of Abbeville—its only known natural habitat in the world. Unlike the ...

Most people drive past Louisiana's premier urban nature center daily without knowing it exists. Bluebonnet Swamp houses rare ...

Discover how The Atchafalaya Basin protects Louisiana's coast from hurricanes. In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers ...

Salathe is part of the Louisiana Iris Conservation ... The small swamp seems to be a perfect home for the rare flower. “It’s native in a piece of swamp that’s probably about four miles ...

(WAFB) - When Kelby Ouchley walks through his wooded yard in northeastern Louisiana, he sees a lot more than trees and wild flowers ... near the Bayou D’Arbonne swamp. “This is a seed pod ...