Iris reticulata
Iris reticulata M.Bieb.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 13 cm
- wide
- 10 cm
Iridaceae
Formerly Iridodictyum reticulatum, Neubeckia reticulata, Xiphion reticulatum
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as mildly poisonous (roots, sap, seeds) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Bulbous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- C. & E. Türkiye to Iran and Turkmenistan (Kopet Da)Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 10 cm to 15 cmRead from NC State Extension, not yet checkedOne source. Checker: NC State Extension page does not state 4-6 in: it says about 5 to 6 in
- Spread
- 10 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, purple, violet, blueRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -28.9 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (5)
- German
- Netzblatt-Schwertlilie
- Finnish
- Kevätkurjenmiekka
- Polish
- kosaciec żyłkowany
- Swedish
- Våriris
- Chinese
- 网脉鸢尾, 葱鸢尾
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Iris reticulata (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
A fact “checked by a majority of its sources” was settled by a vote of the pages it was read from, not by a person reading it; one marked “one source” rests on that page alone. Anything else not marked checked has not been checked yet. Where nothing is known, the page says so rather than guess.