I thought the same thing when I saw your pic, LG. Think it's prettier than the white! I have 3 whites and some baby seedlings, it'll be interesting to see if they all bloom the same colors.
Spring 2014 the largest of the 3 didn't put up any growth from the woody stems. I thought it'd died but was surprised to see growth from the ground. I got blooms from that new growth and they had purple flares. Here's a very closeup of one bloom. The blooms were straight white every year before and last year as well, unfortunately.
And, as always, you can see hail damaged foliage...
