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 Database entry: 1816
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	M I Orlov