Believed extinct or lost

• Purple Numpty

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Bred by Paul Barden (United States, 2005).

Shrub.  

Purple.  Plum purple fading to smoky grey-purple.  Moderate, cinnamon fragrance.  30 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Moderate, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Small buds.  

Short, bushy.  Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm).  Width: 10" to 15" (25 to 40cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Requires full sun for best color.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to disease, susceptible to blackspot .  Feed this rose well.  Requires good cultivation if it is to perform its best.  

Very weak grower, shapeless shrub and small blooms, but the color of the bloom is amazing.
I made an entry for this to show breeders that dark purples CAN be had using 'Midnight Blue' as a (seed) parent.