Mary Ann.. Your pictures are Awesome of Dare Me
Neal.. I didn't get to see a lot of that one fully opened it is very late but I do remember thinking of the few that were open was it was perfect, everything about that one was good, beautiful form, plant growth, the stalk and branch were nice and it will be one of the last to bloom in the garden. I want to cross everything too it
My picture of it was taken late in the day with cloud cover but if I tried to photograph it in full sun it would probably look more purple than in the picture. It is growing here well and should bloom so I'll give u a update in May