I absolutely love Swan Island's Boogie Nites. Deep dark truest purple with beautiful form. Also, Newaukum Grape, a very nice bb sized true purple that bloom constantly (Lobaugh's Dahlias). I lost Lady Liberty who was my favorite white, but Bowen, a white pom,is real pretty and just starting for me. And I liked Joel Louisa as a white water lily but lost it also last year. I generally avoid whites because of ear wig damage.

Thomas Edison is show stopper. the 7-8 inch deepest velvety purple blooms cover the 6 ft tall plants and never seem to stop blooming. It blooms August onwards for me but nothing I do can ever make it stop blooming until November. Snowbound is a white one I just bought and apparently, they bear huge blooms and are prolific.