Compare with Iris histrioides Iris histrio is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Hermodactyloides and Section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial It was first collected by Charles Gaillardot in Lebanon in 1854. In 1873, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (Rchb.f) wrote about the bulb in his 'Botanische Notizen'. This then joined the subspecies of iris reticulata, which has now been grouped with other under the subgenus of Hermodactyloides. Iris histrio is an accepted name by the RHS. It has baby blue flowers with intricate markings, shading to purplish blue at the base.