I have had LBB for about 8 years and would never part with it. I love the color of it. I did not count buds this year because I did move it to a new location this spring and because of that, scapes were a bit shorter than normal. It does set pods well and pollen is also fertile. One of my favorite seedlings from LBB is this one:
(LAVENDER BLUE BABY X STARMAN'S QUEST)