Hi Linda,
The last bloom was just about withered but I tried to get a side-by-side comparison with something you might be familiar with. All I could find was a pile of petals I'd removed from 'Honky Tonk Blues' this morning when prepping for pollinations.
I guess it IS a reddish sort of purple but I'd still call it purple.
I hope that helps.
Tom

----------------------------------------------------------
Goodness, Tom. That one looks really red on my monitor! How would you
describe its color compared to others I might know what they look like?

Seems like an amazing color for a diploid species cross.

Linda Mann