Large flowers pale blue-violet on first opening but becoming almost white. Reddish bar, violet anthers. Klavdiya Shulzhenko (sic) (1906-1984) was a famous Soviet singer.

Group: Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: 1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s): Jul Aug Sep
Pruning: Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by: M I Orlov
Country of origin: USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: 1971
Other name(s): 'Klaudija Shuljzhenko'; 'Claudia Shul'sjenko'

Further detail:

Flower diameter: 14-20cm
Tepals: 6-8, overlapping

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M I Orlov