Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: QKF169-23A-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards, washed and infused violet, deeper violet veining; pink falls, lighter around beard
Beard Color: Tangerine red
Style Arm Color: Violet pink, purple accents
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: MF169-23A: (Rainbow Goddess x G102: (St. Helens' Wake x Hula Dancer)) X MF169-23F: (FF169-23F: (Afternoon Delight x C142-7: (Ringo x S916-1: (Cranberry Ice x Grand Waltz))) x Spring Tidings)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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