Large purple flowers with a violet-blue bar and greyish-yellow anthers. Nikolai Vavilov (1887-1943) was a famous Russian scientist.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Raised by:	V Reinwald
Country of origin:	USSR/Russia
Date raised:	1983
Parentage:	'Hagley Hybrid' x 'Klavdiis Shulzhenko'
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 16cm Tepals: 6 Leaves: ternate Database entry: 2907