Wild Flowers from Himalayas.. (1st Part)
Hodgson's Rhododendron : Is a shrub or small tree, up to 7 m tall, growing in forests in the Himalayas at 3000-4000 m. Leaves up to 24 cm long, silvery to brownish, matted beneath, oblong elliptic to inverted-lance shaped. Leaves are very leathery, and the leaf stalk is stout. Flowers are up to 4 cm long, pink to purple or reddish, waxy, with a few darker blotches within. The are borne in compact clusters of 15-20 flowers, usually 15-20 cm across. Flowering: April-June.
I found it at Outer line of Nanda Devi Sanctuary during my Mt. Nandaghunti Expedition.
Pink Brass : It is a dwarf shrub, commonly found at an altitude of 2800-4000m. The leaves of this species are elliptic to ovate in shape. Flowers whitish to pale-rose and often spotted.
Pic clicking by me during my Mt. Nandaghunti Expedition.
Bureavii : Bureavii is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with handsome glossy dark green leaves thickly felted with rusty-brown, very noticeable on the young growth. Pink buds open to bell-shaped white flowers 4cm in width
Pic clicking by me during my Mt. Nandaghunti Expedition.
Hodgson's Rhododendron : Is a shrub or small tree, up to 7 m tall, growing in forests in the Himalayas at 3000-4000 m. Leaves up to 24 cm long, silvery to brownish, matted beneath, oblong elliptic to inverted-lance shaped. Leaves are very leathery, and the leaf stalk is stout. Flowers are up to 4 cm long, pink to purple or reddish, waxy, with a few darker blotches within. The are borne in compact clusters of 15-20 flowers, usually 15-20 cm across. Flowering: April-June.
Pink Brass : It is a dwarf shrub, commonly found at an altitude of 2800-4000m. The leaves of this species are elliptic to ovate in shape. Flowers whitish to pale-rose and often spotted.
Bureavii : Bureavii is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with handsome glossy dark green leaves thickly felted with rusty-brown, very noticeable on the young growth. Pink buds open to bell-shaped white flowers 4cm in width
