Common names:
Netted iris, dwarf iris
Family:
Scientific name:
Iris reticulata
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered lowland areas of the UK; an introduced species, native to Asia
Height:
Up to 10 cm
Habitat:
Gardens, pathways, roadsides
Flowers:
Three broad blue sepals, with white markings at the centre, below three shorter blue petals, lobed at the tip and uneven along the margins. The stamens are bright yellow, lying along the axis of the sepals
Leaves:
Linear, grass-like, up to 10 cm long
Season:
January to April
Rarity:
★★★★★
