| Scientific Name: | Iris reticulata |
| Common Name: | dwarf iris |
| Family Name: | Iridaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x < 0.1m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Mounded |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Fragrance, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Basal, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Blue, Violet, Feb-Mar |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Apr-May |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Most early flowering Iris on campus; leaves angular to almost squarish at bases in cross-section (do not roll well between fingers). | |