Website/Catalog  (14 Sep 2018)  Includes photo(s).
 
Big Purple.   STEbigpur 1985 ......

Website/Catalog  (2008)  Page(s) 6.  Includes photo(s).

Booklet  (2008)  
 
Seedling books Books NZ 1972-85. 1982-1983.
Big Purple STEtbigpu 7997. NZ. by Pat Stephens. Purple HT.

[It is believed Sam McGredy assisted in the distribution of Pat Stephens roses. The number 7997 signifies a 1979 first budded year]

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 566.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Stephens' Big Purple'. ....Zones 5-10.

Book  (Jul 1996)  Page(s) 38.  Includes photo(s).
 
Big Purple Large-flowered bush (Hybrid Tea) Stephens (New Zealand) 1987 ('Stebigpu', 'Nuit d'Orient', 'Stephens' Big Purple') Description.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 78.  Includes photo(s).
 
Big Purple ('Nuit d'Orient', 'Stephens' Big Purple', STEbigpu) large-flowered hybrid tea bush. Size, colour and scent are the great assets of this rose... a rich beetroot-purple colour... Stephens 1987

Book  (1994)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Auckland Rose of the Year. Most Fragrant Rose: 'Big Purple' (Stevens, N.Z)

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 77.  Includes photo(s).
 
Big Purple ('Stevens' Big Purple', 'Nuit d'Orient') Large-flowered. Pat Stevens (New Zealand) 1986. Description... the blooms are big, full-bodied and purple. Parentage: 'Purple Splendour' x unnamed seedling

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 576.  
 
Stephens' Big Purple Hybrid Tea, purple, 1985, (STEbigpu; 'Big Purple'; 'Nuit d'Orient'; 'Stephens' Rose Big Purple'); Seedling x 'Purple Splendour'; Stephens, Pat. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 173.  Includes photo(s).
 
Big Purple Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: Unknown. ('Nuit d'Orient'; STEbigpu; 'Stephens' Big Purple') New Zealand 1987. Description and cultivation... a very striking, deep beetroot-purple...