I've not grown it so I can't say. But I think in SR's photos, Center Stage looks darker.
I think in cooler, more typical summer weather, mine might be darker than it was this year. We had unrelenting hot sun, temps in the 90s, and horrid drought. The drought continues... I swear we never even had a cloudy day all summer. Just blazing hot sun.
Nana was another nice one. I bought it last year from Santa Rosa. A very early bloomer, it's short and cute. It bloomed in spring/early summer for about 6 weeks. No rebloom, but again it might in a more normal summer.
Karen
