What's your favorite purple/wine colored dahlia?

You all have been so helpful coming up with suggestions for a pure white dahlia. So here comes question #2:
What would you suggest for a deep purple or wine colored dahlia? I want one with lots of blooms that doesn't wait till October and has enough tuber production so I can save it for next year. Most important, it has to be gorgeous!!!

Hilltop Ivan comes to mind, very deeeep purple:
http://www.cgdahlias.com/hilltop_ivan.html

Jennifer's Wedding is sort of wine color, though this picture doesn't capture the depth of it:
http://www.homestead.grimloc.net/Jennifers_Wedding.jpg

Currently, I'm obsessed with Storm Warning, eventhough I don't actually have it. Photo courtesy soilsandup; from her post, dahlia courtesy of todgor!!

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=7146128

Is there a size or form you're after or just anything for those colors?
My favorite dark purples for blooms in early to mid season have been, in no particular order,
Le Baron richer purple than shows here http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2007%20New%20Dahlias/LeBaron91907DeepPurple.jpg
Chimacum Troy (miniball),
Pride of Place (pompon)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2007%20New%20Dahlias/Prideofplace815074fttall.jpg
Downham Royal (small ball I think) Much darker than shows here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2007%20New%20Dahlias/DownhamRoyal9307.jpg
Rothsay Reveler purple w/ white tips
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/RothsayReveler.jpg
Edinburgh Dk PR/white but more white than Rothsay Reveler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2006%20New%20Dahlias/edinburghgood82906-1.jpg
Purple Haze smaller but really dark purple with even darker purple back petals and maroon foliage.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2008/PurpleHaze9908.jpg

Stacy Erin was a perfect bright purple. Yum
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2009/2009%20wm/stacieringrapepurplekeeperwm.jpg

John Bramlett was a wonderful dark winey purple large size.

Jessie G is an outstanding rounded, rich purple, not too dark
Irene Ellen ditto above
Camano Phantom was dark purple
Thomas Alva Edison is shown as a deep purple larger bloom, but is frecuently misrepresented in big box stores/suppliers. My version of it was a very large informal bloom in more magenta than true purple.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2009/2009%20wm/TAEfullfrontwm.jpg

For wine colored, I think of that as dark reddish/maroon
Summer Night- can't be beat lots of blooms, good keeper.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2006%20New%20Dahlias/summernightdarkandnotblurryyay.jpg
That's Jake maroony gold, full and fluffy, larger and darker than shown here- same old story LOL!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2007%20New%20Dahlias/ThatsJake07.jpg
Smoots and Urchin are 4-6" frilly sort of maroon/purple colored darker than shown here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella
/2006%20New%20Dahlias/SMOOTSnoflash821.jpg
Urchin http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2007%20New%20Dahlias/urchin8707.jpg

Black Cat- new favorite in dark reds. Velvety petals
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2008/blackcatfull81008.jpg

Karma Choc- even blacker than Black Cat. Completely wonderful.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2009/2009%20wm/Karmachoc2wm.jpg

And one more wee one I really like: Crossfield Ebony dark red/black pompon http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/poochella/2009/IMG_7255.jpg


Happy Hunting!

I have this beautifull dark one.

For wine coloured Nuit D'ete is my fav. It is one of my earliest bloomers and has lots of flowers.

This message was edited Oct 17, 2009 3:27 PM

Hilltop Ivan does it for me.

(Nuit D'ete is French for Summer Night.)

Arabian Night is a constant bloomer from early in July to frost.

O beautious pirl sigh.

Thanks, DN! Love your wonderful words!

Here's a nameless one (to me) but so dark.

OOoohhh, I love it! You don't think it's Karma Chocolate? Whatever it is, it's so pretty. I must have one! Yeah-I still have no idea where I'm putting all the ones I've ordered for next year.

I have no idea of the name. It's one of about 5 that I ended up with that have no names - they're all under 2' but not the ground hugging type.

England's Glory definitely gets the most comments. Some are solid in color and others splashed with white. It's covered with blooms!

I'm overwhelmed! I want them all. Now I have to figure out where to get them. Thanks so much for all your suggestions.