These irises are usually used in damp places and bog gardens, but they grow well also in drier places. They make robust clumps of long, narrow leaves, and the stems of narrow-petalled flowers stand up well above the foliage. There are just a few species, but many selected varieties.

Iris cf. chrysographes are rather shorter than most Iris chrysographes, but may turn out to be that species. Clumps of narrow leaves, and probably deep purple flowers with the characteristic yellow pattern.