Large pale lilac-blue flowers with a pinkish stripe on the reverse of the tepals. Pale filaments with greenish-yellow anthers. Raised at the State Nikitsky Botanic Garden, Crimea.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones:	3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	r1970 f1974 n1977
Parentage:	'Candida' x 'Jackmanii' & viticella
Other name(s):	MOUNTAINEER
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 12-14cm Tepals: 6; 5.5-6cm long, 3-3.3cm wide, rounded, gappy, pointed Database entry: 63
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	M A Beskaravainaja