What is the darkest purple crepe myrtle? I've seen Twilight and Catawba side by side and they look nearly the same. We saw some really dark ones recently but the owner didn't know the name. Oddly enough, when I went close to them, they didn't look nearly so dark as when I was at a distance.

According to Crapemyrtle.com there is a new crepe myrtle called "Purple Velvet" and it is a dark black/violet crepe myrtle.

But there is also a regular purple called New Orleans.

I've never heard if the Purple Velvet but I bet it's gorgeous!