They are a glossy green in colour.
Leaves tend to be sparser with longer than normal internodal distances.
The flowers are 10mm wide and are a rich violet-mauve in colour. They are borne profusely in racemes 9cm long that arise from the leaf axils. Flowers are said to be found from June to early spring. This cultivar is a useful plant for use on pergolas, trellisses or fences. RHS Colour Chart 1966.