Hi All!
I just read this and was actually thinking the opposite about the Midnight Rose - maybe it's MR that hasn't gotten enough sun? The extra variegation would be counter-intuitive in that instance, but my MR faces south and gets sun nearly all day (-in zone 5), and it's really dark maroon with the pink spotting.
It also reminds me a bit of my Mardi Gras (thank you so much Bob!) which gets sun from 11ish until early evening in mid summer.
Jennifer
