Medium to large, purple-violet flowers with pale yellow anthers. Zoia Kosmodemianskaia (1923-1941) was a posthumous World War II 'Hero of the Soviet Union'; she was executed by German forces at the Western Front.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	M I Orlov
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	i1971
Parentage:	Unknown
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Zoja Kosmodemjanskaja'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 12cm Tepals: 6-8 Database entry: 2906
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	M I Orlov