It is the species of Iris most widely cultivated in Italy under the name "Giaggiolo" (more precisely in the Florentine Chianti and Valdarno Figlinese regions), Morocco, and France, with the purpose of producing biomass for distillation and extraction of highly important scented essential oils in the perfume and organic cosmetic industry. The name of the genus comes from the Greek word "iris," which means rainbow, and rhizomatous Irises are cultivated as aromatic plants (the rhizomes of I. pallida and I. germanica var. florentina are used in perfumery and cosmetics). The roots of some species of rhizomatous iris are used for their medicinal properties or in pharmacy for their officinal properties as flavor correctors. The powder, decoction, and medicated wine made from the rhizomes of I. pallida and I. germanica var. florentina, harvested in the second or third year of growth, from July to September, cleaned and dried, boast diuretic, emollient, emmenagogue, expectorant, and soothing properties. The rhizome decoction of the aforementioned species has astringent and resolvent properties for topical use.