Rhododendron campanulatum is a flowering shrub that inhabits in the higher alpine meadows and the upper limits of the tree line zone.
The second flower that you see here is Bergenia stracheyi also known as Saxifrage or in Sanskrit it is known as shilphara which means that it is believed to be able to break rocks apart.
These wonderful spring-time alpine blooms were filmed above the Yamunotri temple in late April 2015.
Bergenia stracheyi is a plant species in the genus Bergenia found in the Western Himalayas, from 2700-4700 m, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Bergenin and norbergenin are chemical compounds that can be isolated from rhizomes of B. stracheyi.
Bell Rhododendron is a wild species of rhododendron found in the Himalayan alpine regions of Northern India, Bhutan, and Nepal. It is a spreading shrub, 2-6 m tall. Its leaves are very interesting. They are broadly elliptic to oval, to 14 cm long, dark glossy green above, with brown felted wooly hairs below. In fact, running a finger on the underside of the leaves gives one a velvety feel. Beautiful bell-shaped flowers are pale mauve to rosy-purple, rarely white, purple spotted inside. Flowers grow in large trusses, or clusters, which can be up to 10 inches across. Each flower is shaped like a small bell about 1 - 1.5 inch long. It grows on the stony alpine slopes and ledges at altitudes of 3000-4400 m. Flowering: April-June.
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