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CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: "Big Purple" OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up

Name: Big Purple
Synonym: Stephen's Big Purple, Nuit d'Orient
Designation: STEbigpu
Class: Hybrid Tea Rose (Modern Large Flowered)
Hybridizer/Date: Pat 'Paddy' Stephens, New Zealand 1985
Parentage: seedling x Purple Splendour
Fragrance: Very Strong
ARS Color: Mauve (reddish purple)
35 to 70 petals

Comments: Very big poufy and many petaled blooms with great fragrance. Doesn't bloom as much as one would like. In cool weather, this rose can be a true purple.
A good rose for cutting.




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