| Scientific Name: | Iris sibirica |
| Common Name: | Siberian iris |
| Family Name: | Iridaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Aquatic plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright, Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Aquatic - ponds, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Bog, Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Falcate, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Magenta, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems branched mostly 3 times, leaves 25-80cm long, linear, with strong midrib and smooth margins; flowers blue (white or purple cvs.); capsules ~3-4.5cm long x 1-1.3cm wide; rhizomes about 1cm thick. | |