It was verified as "Iris pallida" subsp. It is also shorter than "Iris pallida". It is also longer than "Iris pallida". Some botanists link it to "Iris pallida". It is made from the rhizomes of "Iris florentina", "Iris germanica" and "Iris pallida". In 1939, Brian Mathew considered it to be a subspecies of "Iris pallida". "Iris variegata" has often been confused for "Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata", which has variegated leaves. These irises were all the progeny of two species, "Iris pallida" and "Iris variegata".