Rhododendron flowers

For flower lovers, not a foreign interest. However, this beautiful flower known as the flower of Japan, China, Indonesia, and Amerika.Di There are also many species of rhododendron that grow naturally, even endemic in some areas. This beautiful flower requires cool climate (temperate climate), therefore, in Indonesia, the rhododendron grows in the mountain tops.

Rhododendron is a genus of flowering plants only by the number of 800 kinds of natural species and hybrids. Rhododendron Bush in the form of trees with an average height of one meter below, although some species can grow to 30 meters. Small green leaves.

               Rhododendron Album

The most charming are the flowers of rhododendron. Rhododendron flowers in possession of different colors depending on the species. Structure of the flower is a beautiful and lasting loss of up to one week, although it has fallen.

Some species of rhododendron that live naturally and is endemic in Indonesia, including:

    Rhododendron Album: Grows well in the height of the 1200-1700 MDP. Interest is endemic in West Java and Central Java. Listed as Vulnerable species listed in the IUCN Red
    Javanicum rhododendron (endemic to Java and Bali)
    Loerzingii rhododendron, grows well at altitudes of 1800-2000 m. Java is an endemic flower is in the Mount Merapi, Merbabu and cleavage of the (Central Java). Listed as Vulnerable species listed in the IUCN Red
    Wilhelminae rhododendron, grows well at an altitude of 1350 meters. Found only in mountain Salak, West Java. Species listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
    Radians rhododendron (Central Sulawesi)
    Rhododendron Turuwara renschianum or endemic in East Nusa Tenggara, and Flores, Park.
    Rhodopus rhododendron (South Sulawesi)
    Rhododendron seranicum (Central Sulawesi)

                    Javanicum rhododendron

All these Rhododendron species living in colder climates, especially in the area of ​​the mountain with an altitude over 1000 meters above sea level. Despite the rhododendron flower able to grow and adapt to the low plains and warm climates, but growth rates are not optimal. So the color and structure of the flower that grows less interesting with the top of the mountain.

Rhododendron Flowers are definitely a jewelry mountain climbers pucak always fascinating.