It has a small ovate blackish brown bulb,[2] which also has tuberous roots, which are fragile.

[4] They are large, (8–10 cm diam)[4] fragrant, (with a clove-like scent),[5] lavender blue flowers that have a white patch on the falls, it also has a yellow raised ridge.

[8] It was first published in Biologiske Skrifter 10(3): 187 by (Norwegian botanist) Per Erland Berg Wendelbo in 1959.

Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting.

[13] It is only found in a small region near Herat in Afghanistan,[2] at 1450-1700 above sea level.