Walking iris is an evergreen, stemless, perennial plant with a cluster of leaves arising from small fibrous-coated corms. The flowering stems, which can be 30 - 80cm tall, produce viviparous plantlets at their joints which root and produce new plants when the stem bends over.The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is also often grown in gardens as an ornamental.
This plant is reported by one source as hardy in Zone 8. Experience shows that it is cold hardy at least to the mid-20âs F.
