| Scientific Name: | Iris setosa |
| Common Name: | bristle-pointed iris, northern blue flag |
| Family Name: | Iridaceae |
| Origin: | North America, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Cut flower or foliage |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Bog |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Glaucous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Blue, Violet, Pink, May-Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems 10cm-1m(-1.2)m tall, 1-3 branches, from bulb; leaves basal, linear, most 30-60cm long x 1-3cm wide, glaucous undersides; raceme with flowers 3–4 per stem (between 6 and 13 for whole plant), each 7-12cm wide, dark blue-violet with darker veined petals or with markings (pink or white cvs.), peduncle 45-75cm long, May-Jul. | |