I'm a bit disappointed in how pale the flowers are, I wanted the dark blue color that these usually have. This year it has a bit more color than it has in the past, we had a warm fall this year so I wonder if that was a factor. The true color doesn't come out in the photo, it has a powder blue color. It also put out 2 spikes which is a plus. They grew in opposite directions so it's hard to get it in a photo.