Seems appropriate to follow up Mary's Baby's baby "Star Lord" with a picture of....

Mary's Baby:

A new one this year that at times wasn't as much maroon as most of my purple's are in my climate, but was indeed on the purple side:

Zac Attack:

This one veered between the usual maroon to more purple on rebloom. It is a remarkably good grower here so far:

Roman Steel:

I think I'll leave my more maroon colored but called purple for Sherry's Alphabet list in January (hopefully Sherry will be up for it next year)................Maryl

Nice purples! I believe my picks are Star Lord and Confessions of a Hemaholic.

I didn't take many photos of purples this year. Here is what I have to show.

Here's our Absolute Ripper.

Fantasy and Dreams is a late bloomer.

Here is Soul Sister with her dark face.

Vision Seeker looks like it will be a great grower.

Since I don't have many purples to share, I thought I'd post some of my favorite purple seedlings.

Dental Delight X Happy Teeth is our daughter's seedling. She hopes to register it in a few years.

Painted on Jeans X Purple Goliath is another of our daughter's. It's got a killer scape and the flowers are deeply colored and velvety.

We are hoping Chomp X Mitch Lynd will show us a bud count good enough for registration.

We are waiting for this one to increase enough for registration. It is Forestlake Laura Lee Harding X Bass Gibson. I don't know where the purple came from.

I hope this little diploid seedling continues to show this color. This is Little Donny Darko X Night Dreams.

That's all for me.

Nancy

A few purplesfrom my garden.

Bela Lugosi, wish I had a better photo. I didnt take as many photos this past season, I think the weather played a part in that.

Cameroon Night was a pleasant surprise. it was new to the garden and did quite well.

Getting Airborne did reallt well, lots of buds.

Joan Derifield

Indian Giver had an off season for the first time.

Laura Harwood, so dependable, got divided.

Lovely Miss Laucious got moved and did much better this season.

Mary’s Baby

Mulberry Truffle, a new double here.

Night Moves is a velvety purple.

Through Dark Waters was a bonus, the blooms are 7” here here, love it.

Upgrade has spotted blooms most days.

Sherry

Lots of nice purples. Debra, Mr. Mayor and Starlord are the standouts. Maryl, Roman Steel is my favorite of yours. Nancy, your daughter's seedling Painted on Jeans x Purple Goliath is wonderful!

Sherry, My favorites of yours are Indian Giver, Bela Lugosi and Joan Derifield [as usual], and I really love Through Dark Waters!!

Bombay Silk x Vintage Wine was my best blooming purple this year. Tall and perfect.

Seedling First Light x Indian Giver also did well.

Seedlng Bali Watercolor x Sugar Magnolia had a very good year, first year.

Solomon's Robe

Vintage Wine, great as usual

Applique had a great year.

Stealth Bomber bloomed and bloomed

Royal Occasion

Strutter's Ball

Liberty Banner

Lord Chamberlain

Labyrinth

Woodside Amethyst

Brad

Maryl - Roman Steel is lovely. I'm glad to see it's a good grower for you.

Sherry - Your Upgrade always attracts my attention. I'm surprised to see Joan Derifield with the purples. It's very much a red here.

Brad - Applique looks so lavender in your photo. I've never seen it that light in my garden. Your seedlings are wonderful!

Nan - Fantasy and Dreams has gorgeous shades of purple and wonderful ruffling. How nice that it's a late bloomer. I love your daughter's Dental Delight seedling!

Debra

Here are some more purples from my garden:

Steven Scott Derrow - This Derrow multiplies well, but has far fewer buds than my other Derrow purple, Star Lord.

Rapture of Love is a new one, and I love its look!

No Tomorrow was a first-time bloomer.

Jewel of Tavares - This one can look more of a rose purple at times.

Here are some of the best purple seedlings from last season:

Perseus' Sandals X Jumping Jack Flash was sunfast to 98 degrees and rebloomed for the first time.

Pink Extraordinaire X S. Samantha rebloomed well in its first season of bloom.

Razor Sharp X Spacecoast Night Vision #1 rebloomed well too.

Seedling "Leonard" with a near white seedling.

Skin of My Teeth X Midnight Castle

Debra

Debra: My favorite is not a surprise to you. Star Lord. I also like the seedlings Skin of my Teeth x Midnight Castle and Razor Sharp x Spacecoast Night Vision....Nan: Your daughters seedling of Painted on Jeans is certainly promising. I like the mauvey gray color on Fantasy and Dreams too.......Sherry: Of course I'm drawn to your Mary's Baby, and that double, Mulberry Truffle, is a pretty color. I grew Through Dark Waters but it found a new home this year. It wasn't as pretty as yours in my climate. Uprgrade is one of yours that intrigues me, but I'm not a fan of the spots.........Brad: I particularly like the white mid rib on your seedling First Light x Indian Giver as well as the color. Woodside Amethyst is also a pretty one................Maryl

Brad, i am a fan of your Indian Giver seedling, like Maryl.

Sherry

I don;t have a favorite as I love them all. I love all the different shades of purple. Here are the ones that I grow:

ABSOLUTE RIPPER: My most photographed daylily this past season. Large and tall. It was consistant in performance all summer long,

KANSAS KITTEN: Great performer

VATICAN CITY: Love the saturation of this one.

More in the comments.

David

BELA LUGOSI: The best it has looked in years.

MICHAEL BENNETT: Great plant.

SCOTT FOX: Love the silver/white edge.

PRINCE OF MIDNIGHT

MYSTERY OF THE AGES: Attention getter in the garden.

RAVEN LORE: A very black purple.

BLACK FALCON RITUAL: A nice dark one.

DESIRE OF NATIONS

PLANET MAX: You can see that it is well budded.

ULTIMATE ILLUSION

That is all from me.

David

David - Bela Lugosi only rarely looks that dark and that purple here. That's a gorgeous shot of it. I love the looks of Desire of Nations but haven't added it because of its short stature and the reports that it multiplies slowly. Michael Bennett appeals to me too.

Debra

Pretty bad when a response with no pictures doesn't go through.

David,

Raven Lore and Black Falcon Ritual are such nice dark ones! I have nothing so dark.

I also like Kansas Kitten, Planet Max, and Prince of Midnight.

Brad

The Purple Goliath seedling is exciting; hope it is vigorous. The ruffling and white midrib on the Indian Giver seedling are also interesting. $exy Samantha seems to produce a lot of promising seedlings. I picked up Soul Sister and liked the color, but the bud count here this year was a bummer (6). A friend in Kentucky said that Roman Steel was a very slow grower for him.

There are lots of purples here, and this series has motivated me to sort through more pics from this year.

Tonight's the Night --rich color reminiscent of The Dream Society

Native Reflection --afternoon sun unfriendly, as with many purples

Sputnik --fairly new

Carl Sagan --shorter than I would like so far

Song of the Sea --would prefer a larger flower

Psycho Circus --would prefer more substance in this rich purple dip, but it's a dip

Dave --modest bud count

Arnette Zapel --good applique

Vision Seeker --surely deserves an award

Marian Cavanaugh -- stands out, but better in 2021

Royal Girls --rich color. As with most purples, not for afternoon sun.

Guard Your Heart --too new to evaluate

Sleepy Hollow --older Hanson

Wine in the Gazebo --colorful and decent height

Mystery of the Ages--looks like a good recommendation from David

Deep Dark Secret --wonderful this year and nearly all blooms clean. For some reason, that was typical--few splotches this year on all cultivars.

Spunky Girls --a great beginning to the season

Bachelor Party --nice clump on a bad day for pictures

Existential Avatar --high bud count

Purple Tarantula

Deep Waters --about 5 inches

The Dream Society --hasn't been a fast multiplier and a bit too late for me

Mister Mayor --good year here and in TN

Natty Man --good height and spacing

Soli Deo Gloria --almost all clean this year

Jackie Canner --reliable rich bloom

Faith That Moves Mountains --not a fast multiplier

Teeth of Iron --rather short and slow growing

Broken Chains --not proving to be a fast multiplier so far

Elizabeth Peacock --very rich color

Changed in a Moment

Desire of Nations --good year after a bad year prior

Ruler of Nations --we shall see

Tattered Heart --a favorite, rescued from Steve Todd's burnt garage

MANTIS,

Gorgeous photos! I love ELIZABETH PEACOCK, BROKEN CHAINS, and FAITH THAT MOVES MOUNTAINS.

I agree that VISION SEEKER deserves an award. It is a great grower and plant.

Glad that MYSTERY OF THE AGES has done well for you.

How is CHANGED IN A MOMENT as a plant? I have been considering adding that one to my collection.

Thanks,

David

Changed in a Moment seems vigorous. Startling bluish eye in morning.

Nelson Mandela --smaller than I like

One for Steve --its best year; blooms just above foliage

Mantis - What a lot of gorgeous purples! I love all the Hansons and Emmerichs. Bachelor Party seems quite prolific. Arnette Zapel and Tattered Heart are impressive appliques. Thanks for sharing your photos!

Debra

Wonderful purples, Mantis. It was hard to pick favorites, but here they are based on color and style:

Top Three: Deep Dark Secret, Bachelor Party & Nelson Mandella.

Next: Wine in the Gazebo. Spunky Girls, Sleepy Hollow.

Last, Tonight's the Night, Royal girls.

Brad

So many pretty purples. I looked up many of yours, but I'm trying to stay away from anything other then dormants. 2 that stood out to me were Teeth of Iron and Desire of Nations, one a sev and the other an ev. It figures-lol.......... Roman steel has rebloomed since the first year and for me with my pot system that's pretty good. Vigor is also fine considering its restraints. But we will see about the future................Maryl

Raven's Song is a beauty. Another deep purple with white pencil edge. Also an evergreen-rats!........Jeanne Deaver's Dream is a pretty darker grayed lavender. I like the color as shown in your picture in particular.........Maryl

Maryl - Jeanne Deaver's Dream is usually much darker in color. It was lighter last year because of the long stretch of hundred-degree temps and no rain.

Debra

Jean Deaver's Dream was very disappointing here (smallish blooms, slow growth and bud count)--just something to consider for anyone from the North yearning for it. Of course, sometimes cultivars do better farther north with snow cover. (Or they might perform in 6B--substantial difference between here and North Carolina or Kentucky.) Moonlight Sail also tenderish weak here, but it's still out there. Silver Sword is nice, but slow to multiply here. Lydia's Regal Robe looked good this year, though bud count still modest.

Free the Captives has purplish tones early in the morning, moves to reddish tones, and gradually becomes lighter. Vigorous and tall.

The X Files is striking, but plant habit is a bit sprawling.

Ashwood Dark Side may fit better as a deep red.

Lost in Translation is quite short but a vibrant color. Definitely front row.

Sultry Girls looked good this year.

Mantis - It's too bad Jeanne Deaver's Dream was so disappointing for you. It's multiplied well here, but only has a moderate amount of buds. It rebloomed when I grew it in a pot, but has never rebloomed in the ground. Silver Sword is a very slow multiplier here too. This was the first year, it had much height to it.

Your photos of The X-Files and Sultry Girls are beautiful!

Debra

Look at all the beautiful purple blooms! I suspect most of us really like the purple ones, and I will post some of mine:

Cup of Cols Water

White WEyes Pink Dragon

Purple Tarantula

Confessions of a Hemaholic

Exotic Bluebird

Flight of Orchids

Early Morning showoff

Thais

NOID

There are more, but that is enough for now

kay

Kay - Thanks for posting some of your purples. Confessions of a Hemaholic seems to multiply faster for you than me. I think my favorites are Flight of Orchids and your NOID.

Debra

Thank you, Debra. That NOID is my fault since I fooled around and lost the label. It was a bonus, not an order but it is so pretty and blooms a lot. Confessions of a Hemaholic is in the rock bed and gets shade earlier than the other beds, so maybe it likes that.

kay

More purple! Debra, I love the color and shape of Jeane Deaver's Dream; Mantis, Sultry Girls looks great as usual. Kay, I really love Cups of Cold Water, also WEPD.

Brad

Thank you, Brad. I too love purple ones. Cup of Cold Water did the best ever this year. It is amazing what removing even a small tree does for the plants and especially for the blooms.

Early Morning Showoff is not in the Database. Exotic Bluebird looks interesting. I am wondering how these Ridder cultivars do farther north.

Crying in the Wilderness. If only it weren't so short

Stargirl --impressive so far

Viagra Falls --good year, as for many

Dirty Bastard --named for a beer. I picked this one up this year.

Raspberry Grin --I wish afternoon color were better.

I would second Mantis' comment regarding CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS. All the blooms I had this year were great, but it is definitely a front of the border plant.

David