■(TB) 'Ball Of Confusion'

2004, Ernst

'Ball Of Confusion' (Richard Ernst, R. 2004). Seedling# U135. TB, 35" (89 cm). Late midseason bloom. Standards bright purple, sanded and peppered plicata markings on white ground with a thin dark purple rim; style arms purple; falls bright purple sprayed pattern, nearly solid at edges, faint, nearly white at the beards; yellow orange beards; ruffled. Seedling# QKF125-14A-42, 'Ring Around Rosie' sibling X sibling. Cooley 2004. Honorable Mention 2007.

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From AIS Bulletin #333 April 2004 Introducing BALL OF CONFUSION (R. Ernst '04) ML. 35" $45.00. Bright purple plicata with a grand assortment of patterns and markings. Standards have a sanded and peppered pattern with a thin dark rim. Falls have a sprayed pattern, nearly solid at edges, white at the beard. Tight ruffling and seven to eight buds. Yellow orange beards. Sdlg U13S. Cooley's Iris Garden.

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