[3] Iris susiana has a short, compact, brown rhizome and long secondary roots that grow beneath the soil.

Genetic variations give rise to phenotypic differences which can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.

[13] The botanist Carl Linnaeus discovered it in Persia, and then published and described it in his book Species Plantarum in 1753.

[16] One of the synonyms of the iris, I. sofarana, owes its name to the summer resort Sofar, where it was collected by Hartmann in 1899.

[8][6][15] It grows in mountainous terrain, typically on eastern slopes in rocky areas.

[2][19] Iris susiana can be grown in sunny nooks within a rock garden, on sheltered banks or in borders.

[20] The Taj Mahal in India has images of Iris susiana carved from stone.