한줄기에 3∼7개의 꽃이 차례로 개화하며 외각은 흰색과 중앙은 보라인 혼합색이며 개화시간은 하루정도며 향기가 있다.
꽃잎은 노란색 바탕에 갈색 무늬가 있고 내화피는 청보라색으로 안쪽으로 돌돌말린 모양, 외화피는 흰색으로, 수평으로 피며 내화피 보다 크다.
밝은 그늘에서 잘자란다.
품종리스트
Neomarica altivallis (Ravenna) A.Gil - Espírito Santo in Brazil
Neomarica brachypus (Baker) Sprague - Trinidad
Neomarica caerulea (Ker Gawl.) Sprague (Brazilian Iris, Twelve Apostles) - Paraguay, Brazil; naturalized in Central America + Bioko
Neomarica candida (Hassl.) Sprague - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil
Neomarica capitellata (Ravenna) Chukr - Minas Gerais
Neomarica caulosa (Ravenna) Chukr - Bahia in Brazil
Neomarica decora (Ravenna) A.Gil - São Paulo
Neomarica decumbens (Ravenna) A.Gil - São Paulo
Neomarica fluminensis (Ravenna) Chukr - Rio de Janeiro
Neomarica glauca (Seub. ex Klatt) Sprague - southern Brazil
Neomarica gracilis (Herb.) Sprague - Paraguay, Brazil
Neomarica humilis (Klatt) Capell. - Brazil, Venezuela
Neomarica imbricata (Hand.-Mazz.) Sprague - southern Brazil
Neomarica itatiaica (Ravenna) A.Gil - Rio de Janeiro
Neomarica latifolia (Ravenna) A.Gil - Paraná in Brazil
Neomarica longifolia (Link & Otto) Sprague - southern Brazil
Neomarica northiana (Schneev.) Sprague (Walking Stick Plant) - southern Brazil; naturalized in Hawaii, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Peru
Neomarica paradoxa (Ravenna) Chukr - Maranhão
Neomarica pardina (Ravenna) A.Gil - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
Neomarica portosecurensis (Ravenna) Chukr - Bahia in Brazil
Neomarica rigida (Ravenna) Capell. - southern Brazil
Neomarica rotundata (Ravenna) Chukr - Paraná
Neomarica rupestris (Ravenna) Chukr - Minas Gerais
Neomarica sabini (Lindl.) Chukr - eastern Brazil
Neomarica silvestris (Vell.) Chukr - southern Brazil
Neomarica unca (Ravenna) A.Gil - Bahia
Neomarica variegata (M.Martens & Galeotti) Henrich & Goldblatt - Central America, central + southern Mexico
Neomarica warmingii (Klatt) Sprague - Minas Gerais