Just in case, here's an overhead picture.

Planto

Planto -

hopeless. I would say Pennsylvania is redder, this one is probably Evelynn - if we believe that you got one of the currently active varieties which are presented on optimara.com.

The issue is that purple and blue are notoriously hard to photograph - depending on the camera - the same color can be reproduced in a very different way.

The only way you can really confirm - if you put your plant and somebody's else named plant side by side.
The way to have named plants - is to buy named plants and hold to the tag. The rest is fishy...

Good Luck

Irina

That looks like the same one I bought today from a local florist. Sadly, mine only had a basic AV info tag, so it's not named. I agree with Irina that it looks more like Optimara's Rhapsodie Evelyn though.

I saw 2 with the same blossoms but different types of leaves (plain green and dark green/red back). It was hard to pick, but I decided to go with the darker one. It definitely gives a off a classy gothic style, which drew me to it (even though I'm not suppose to buy anymore lol!).

Here's the best picture I could take that shows the closest to its bloom color.

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Irina,
Thanks for the information! I was afraid that obtaining an ID might be "hopeless" as I know how difficult it can be to photograph a plant sometimes without certain colors changing. It's too bad most BBS don't have tags with their AVs other than "Optimara, find your AV online!" (in a nutshell).

SaffireYin,
I am not sure if we have the same AV. My photograph doesn't do a lot of justice as the bloom (one so far) on mine is more of a burgundy purple than a dark purple (I really like the color of your blooms, I love dark purple). Nonetheless, you have a really pretty AV.

Thanks again to both of you,

Planto

Seems that the shape of the flower is a bit different.

Regarding the color - depending on the camera and the light you direct to your plant - the purple can turn blue, blue can turn maroon pink...

There were so many complaints that the Optimara plants came mislabeled that they decided not to label them at all.

Good Luck and enjoy your pretty plants.

I.

Irina,
Haha, I didn't know that Optimara stopped labeling their AVs due to complaints. I'm surprised Exotic Angel or the Cactus Shop hasn't stopped labeling theirs. I'm always finding mislabels with EA's houseplants and the Cactus Shop's succulents/cacti. Thanks for your input, even if I'm not really 100% sure what it is, it's still an enjoyment.

Planto

My understanding is that Holtkamp Greenhouses are churning zillions of quality plants, it is an assembly line operation and the people who do most of the work there have trouble reading English. Of course they have top hybridizers and horticulturists - but they are not the ones who deal with each single plant. May be it is a rumor - but that's what I heard.

Exotic Angel - probably similar situation, plus I suspect they think about us plant buyers that the majority doesn't really care about the correct name. A nice plant will be sold even if it has the label "Italian Salami" on it.

Irina,
If the "rumor" is true, I wouldn't be surprised. You have a good point; I'm one of those people who will buy a plant even though I know it's mislabeled.

Planto