Large white tepals broadly edged and veined in purple. Cream-green filaments darkening to purple, dark purple anthers. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Lemoine et Fils
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:	i1883
Parentage:	Probably florida x viticella
Other name(s):	viticella 'Venosa Violacea'; viticella 'Violacea'; florida venosa violacea; 'Violet Stargazer' or VIOLET STAR GAZER (US);
Further detail:  Flower diameter: (6-)9-14cm Tepals: 4-6; elliptic to obovate, overlapping, apiculate Database entry: 585