▁as ▁an ▁orn amental ▁plant ▁in ▁temper ate ▁regions . ▁ ▁Description ▁I ris ▁b ic ap it ata ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁form ▁to ▁I ris ▁g erman ica ▁but ▁a ▁slightly ▁smaller . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁thick ▁horizontal , ▁f les hy ▁rh iz ome . ▁That ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁form ▁to ▁other ▁be arded ▁ir ises . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁linear , ▁fal c ate ▁( s ick le ▁sh aped ), ▁or ▁ac uminate ▁( point ed ) ▁leaves . ▁They ▁can ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁between ▁ ▁long , ▁( they ▁are ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁flow ering ▁stem , ) ▁and ▁around ▁ 2 . 5   cm ▁wide . ▁The ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁leaves ▁is ▁memb ran ous . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁sl ender ▁stem ▁or ▁ped un cle , ▁that ▁can ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁between ▁ ▁tall . ▁But ▁can ▁reach ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁cultiv ation . ▁ ▁The ▁stem ▁has ▁car in ated ▁( rid ged ▁or ▁ke e led ) ▁sp ath es ▁( le aves ▁of ▁the ▁flower ▁bud ). ▁They ▁have ▁( sc ari ous ) ▁memb ran ous ▁or ▁pap ery ▁tips ▁and ▁vio let ▁t ing ed ▁edges . ▁ ▁The ▁st ems ▁hold ▁ 2 ▁terminal ▁( top ▁of ▁stem ) ▁flowers . ▁Although ▁rarely ▁it ▁can ▁have ▁ 3 ▁flowers . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁other ▁native ▁ir ises , ▁such ▁as ▁I ris ▁l utes c ens ▁and ▁I ris ▁pseud op um ila ▁who ▁have ▁one