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TomThumb said:Octarine on it's first season here, still going. The color is a more of a vibrant saturated medium neutral purple in person. My camera makes it seem more red, and the throat is actually chartreuse, not yellow.
I'm really loving it's hue though. I think it lived up to the breeders description. I live in Washington though, zone 8, with very clay soil and all my purples seem to have nice coloring. I wonder if they wouldn't look as nice in warmer regions.

Octarine has struggled a bit in my climate. I am still hoping it will eventually grow better and scapes will be taller. Scapes for the past 2 years have only been about 14".