Here were my top 5 performers in no order (because it could change, depending on the day):
IMPERIAL DECREE: Nice strong purple that held up in the sun. It is pod and pollen fertile. Strong branching and many buds.
JERRY HYATT: Great plant that bloomed over a long period. Also held up well in the sun and is pod and pollen fertile.
ARROGANT BASTARD: I can never say enough good things about this plant. Fertile both ways, tall, bud builder and blooms until frost with more buds forming.
NINE INCH NAILS: Love the name and the flower. I tend to like the cascading ufos/spiders, but this one really catches my eye. Scape is ram rod straight with many branches. The throat appears to be green appliquéd. I love it as a single bloom opened or when multiple blooms are open. My one spider friend always laughs at me when I describe certain spiders as looking as if they threw the bloom against the wall with the petals all going in different directions and no uniformity. This one maintains uniformity.
WILD CHERRY WINE: Love this pink from Bud Bennett.
David