First blooms on new acquisitions almost always look like the breeder's pic's--especially if bought from the hybridizer, or someone living in that same general area of the country. The new plants are initially blooming from growth made elsewhere. A year or three later---that same flower can look quite different. Soil conditions, temperature, differing amounts of water/rain, different fertilizers, different micronutrients, etc., etc., can, and do, influence how the plants grow and bloom---and how the flowers look. I really like this database because it not only can show the flowers, but also the variations that occur in different places.
