'Big Purple' Rose

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'Big Purple' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Dilip Barman

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Nuit d'Orient ®
• STEbigpu
• Stephens' Big Purple
• Stephens' Rose Big Purple

HMF Ratings:

125 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: STEbigpu
Exhibition name: Stephens' Big Purple (Hybrid Tea, Stephens, 1985)

Origin:

Bred by Pat Stephens (New Zealand, 1985).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Violet - mauve. Deep beetroot purple. Strong, fruity, old rose, sweet fragrance. 35 to 70 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall. Large, dark green foliage.

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6a and warmer. Can be used for cut flower. Heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: 1990/027 on 31 Jan 1991
Application No: 1990/027 on 15 Feb 1990 VIEW PBR PATENT

Synonym: Big Purple. Applicant: Paddy Stephens.

New Zealand - Patent No: 457 on 16 May 1989

United States - Patent No: PP 6,262 on 30 Aug 1988 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 895289 on 11 Aug 1986

Rose plant named Stebigpu
Patrick N. Stephens, deceased, late of Te Awamutu, New Zealand
... a large, heavily petalled reddish purple hybrid tea rose... characterized particularly by large, heavily petalled reddish purple flowers borne on a vigorous, disease resistant plant and which are long lasting on the plant and as cut flowers... Parentage: unnamed, unpatented seedling x 'Purple Splendor'... Average bloom size when fully expanded -- about 5 inches... Number of petals under normal conditions -- about 60-70... Fragrance: Rich rose... Hips: None observed... Height: About 6 feet... Resistance to disease: Blackspot -- excellent. Mildew -- excellent. Rust -- excellent... Very winter hardy...

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Purple Splendour

Notes:

Big Purple was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.