I can assure you that this is Perennial Blue - it does appear more pink this year, and my guess is that with all the rain, nutrients were depleted from the soil that made the blooms less purple than they usually are. Also, as the photo remarks state, I pruned it back to appear more as a bush than a climber. It is a freestanding plant so I can't allow it to ramble up anymore. The plus side of pruning it back so hard is that it was covered with more blooms than usual. Please remember that the colors of the blooms and even the shape of the plant of many rose varieties may be different due to environmental issues.

This plant was from a cutting provided by Kim Rupert about 5 years ago. If you take a look at the photos he has posted you can see what my plant usually looks like when allowed to climb and when in bloom.