I bought mine right off the Burpees seed rack at Lowe's, or Wal Marts, I don't remember which. I will have to go back to my pics to see if the foliage had a blue tint, but to my recollection, no, it did not. You said your seeds came from Russia, did you order them online? In the meanwhile, I will scan all the seed catalogs I usually order from and look at their crosses. I will get back to this thread soon.