Smoke Scream grows well here, the color and intensity as well as bloom size seems to depend on the type of summer we are having. It has had a rough time the last two years, we have been in a major drought and we are on a well and cannot water a lot. It is still hanging in there but looking pretty dull in color and size. When we had good growing years it was a very showy bloom. Fertile and depending on temp it could range from pink/purple to deep purple. Love it.