Beautiful pictures Ashwini Ji. A pleasure to see them in bloom. Aarti On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 6:11:07 PM UTC+4, ashwini wrote: > > I was away for about two weeks and in my absence Rhododendrons appeared > and almost vanished (locals collect them for various delicacies and I have > had chutney, pakoras, wine and sherbet made from theses flowers). I had > seen some trees flowering early this year—as early as late December. Before > leaving I had collected a couple of flowers to study closely and today I > photographed some trees in the evening. Here are the results; > > *Rhododendron arboreum*—Rose Tree, and locally *Brah* and *Brans* > 1750m and above, pure forests above 2000m > Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP > Photos through February > > Full bloom; > > Lovely pink-brown bark; > > Flowers appear in cluster such as this. The black spots on the inside are > clearly visible; > > Stamens (x10) with tube like anthers to contain pollen; > > Black spots at the base of fused petals; > > One long pistil coated in pollen which is also seen spilling out of the > anthers; > > The whole pistil with ovary which is ridged and hairy; > > Shades of leaves through the season; > >
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