| Scientific Name: | Iris pallida 'Variegata' |
| Common Name: | variegated sweet iris |
| Family Name: | Iridaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Distinctive smell, Other, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Blue, Violet, Purple, Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Sep-Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves basal from rhizome (fan-like arrangement at the base) and alternate on flowering stem, linear, 30-60cm long x 2.5-5cm wide, light grayish-green with one-sided creamy variegation; flowers 7-12cm wide, blue-purple with yellow beards. | |