Intrigue is nice, fairly compact, a floribunda. Don't know how well it lasts in a vase, I'm sure someone else can answer that.

Midnight blue is one of the darkest purple without red overtones out there. Its quite new. It is a shrub and can exhibit in that class. It cluster blooms with smallish, fragrant blooms. I have a hard time taking pics of it as they tend to look redder in the pictures than they do to the naked eye. This one is hovering around 3 x 3 after one year.

The next rose season (2006) will bring the introduction of Ebb Tide from Weeks. See their website for pictures to drool over. It is a sister/brother seedling from the same batch that produced Midnight Blue and the Armstrong Garden Center's excluseive, Route 66.

Route 66 is another gorgeous dark purple.

A purple Austin would be The Prince but it might be too big for your desired spot.

Suz

For you HT lovers - get Della Reese -- my oh my -- what a fragrance and the early spring blooms are very purple. Warmer weather lightens up the color but not the fragrance.

Chris! You taunting devil! If you're not in California near an Armstrong Garden Center, how are you supposed to do that? Hmmm?

I have one, though. I was blessed by a GardenWeb angel who went and bought one, along with City of Carlsbad, and shipped them to me. She's only given me one bloom so far, but she's still pretty small.

Suz

We bought two Intrigue a few weeks ago. They are barely a foot tall but healthy as heck and one has the most beautiful bloom. It'a a rich, true purple. I can't wait for this rose to grow!

Paradise is nice and it's look alike miniflora Dr John Dikeman