It has dark green leaves, slender stems, up to three yellow flowers in spring.

[4] It has between 5-7,[5] dark green,[6] broad leaves that grow up to 6–8 inches tall.

[3] It has a big winged haft (the narrow constricted part of the standards (petals) and falls (sepals) near the center of the iris flower)[7] which are about 2-cm (1") wide.

[10] It was first published and described by (French botanist) Élie-Abel Carrière in 'Revue Horticole'(Paris) in 1880).

[11] It was listed in 1995 in 'Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR)' by Czerepanov, S. K.[12] Iris orchioides is an accepted name by the RHS.

caerulea' (Baker) is a synonym of Iris vicaria (Vved.).

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