Blooms? Lots of buds? Color? Optimara site calls it a purple but it clearly looks pink to me. Can you post a pic of your Lowes find, Julie?

Here's the link where it's pink...somebody goofed...

http://www.optimara.com/optimarafieldguide/varietiesm-z/smokymountain.html

Sorry, at night the lighting in this room is not too good.

You mean ... a Rocky Mountain, right ?

No I meant Smoky Mountain. This is purple and white. The picture is not good.

Rocky Mountain is pink and white.

Oohh, I really want that one (Smoky, that is.) You are so lucky, Julie - my local Lowes never gets anything different or new to tempt me like that. That one would be well worth the bother of having to isolate for a while.

Julie that is beautiful! Do you mean to say that you have every Optimara???? Rosie

Soooo wait...does it look like...

I picked this along with two others and I thought this one was going to be something good..none had flowers but buds..they are all battered like someone used them for baseball practice.

I've been wanting that one too..I'll be thrilled it if really was lol

Heather,

yours does look like Smoky Mountain.

Rosie,

I meant I got all the Optimaras I want. Of course I already included the one you own a leaf.

Ohhhhh, whew, you had me worried for a minute!!! lol Rosie

Yay!