My Raffaella finally bloomed, and it looks just like Donna's. No surprise, the person she got it from got it from the same one that I did (did that make sense?). The flower got a little darker as it aged, but hardly what I've been waiting for since last summer!
Here's a link to Donna's thread, her pictures are a lot better than mine! My digital camera makes everything look yellow if the sun is shining, and washes things out at night.
http://davesgarden.com/t/393730/raffaella
It is a nice soft pink, but I know that I'd be looking for some deeper colors to fill my needs. For a light pink, it is pretty. Maybe next summer it will bloom a bit darker for you like in Donna's thread. It sure does open wide.
