Large sparse flowers with wavy blue to sky-blue tepals. The anthers are pale yellow. This hybrid is another example of 'cocktail breeding': 'Jackmanii' x 'Candida, 'Nelly Moser' and 'Lawsoniana'. The name means 'turquoise'.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	3.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	1971
Parentage:	'Jackmanii' x 'Candida + 'Nelly Moser' + 'Lawsoniana'
Other name(s):	'Birjuzinka'; TURQUOISE
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 12-14cm Tepals: (4-)6(-7), 5-6.5cm long, 3-3.2cm wide, obovate, gappy but touching Database entry: 775
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	M A Beskaravainaja