| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris farreri Dykes |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 57: 175 (1915) |
| Native Range | China |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-3700m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, narrowly ensiform, 20-70cm, on base purple vaginate, floral stems with 1-2 leaves, spathes 3, green, lanceolate, 2-flowered, flowers flattened, 7-9cm |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | whitish, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cryptobasis farreri (Dykes) M.B.Crespo & al. Iris maximowiczii Grubov Iris polysticta Diels Iris songarica var. gracilis Maxim. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |