Large mauve-red flowers with a paler stripe. Yellow anthers. An outstanding, free-flowering variety raised by M.A. Beskaravainaja and A.N. Volosenko-Valenis at the State Nikitsky Botanic Gardens, Crimea in 1967. Named after the famous Soviet botanist Professor N I Rubtsov. A stunning hybrid of 'Jackmanii' x 'Nelly Moser'.

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 A Beskaravainaja & A N Volosenko-Valenis
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	1967
Parentage:	'Jackmanii' x 'Nelly Moser'
Other name(s):	'Nikolaj Rubtzov'; Nikolai Roubtsov'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 14cm Tepals: 5-6, 5-6cm long, 3.5cm wide, obovate to rhombic, wavy margin Database entry: 344
People:  Click the name(s) for information about:
	M A Beskaravainaja
	A N Volosenko-Valenis