Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Stephen Stevens
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 76-37-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue standards, infused lavender, lighter area on each side of midrib; white falls, 1/4" dark blue band, blue line extending down from tip of beards
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Charmed Circle X Kiss
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: 2017-10-29
Tall Bearded Iris Kissing Circle
Photo by mattsmom
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: November 2016
Kissing Circle Tall Bearded Iris
Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2010-04-21
Iris \"Kissing Circle\"

Kissing Circle
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: November 2015
Tall Bearded Iris "Kissing Circle"
Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2010-04-16
Iris \"Kissing Circle\"

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: Spring
Kissing Circle

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