Medium to large flowers initially a pale smokey colour, later white. Dark purple anthers.

The name means "crystal" or "crystalline" in Russian.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M I Orlov
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	1973
Other name(s):	Wrongly: 'Christalline'; 'Chrustaljniy'; 'Chrustaljnyj'; 'Chrystalline'; 'Khrustalni'; 'Khrustalnyj'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 10-16cm Tepals: 6-8 Database entry: 786
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	M I Orlov