Rare plants in bloom

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    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Camellia forrestii with small white flowers, native to Yunnan, China. I was looking for this tree and was lucky to find it. The tree is laying on the ground so it is more easy to miss it than to find. It definitely needs some support
    Camellia forrestii,Yunnan,3AC2.jpg

    Rare plants from Rose family in Alpine garden
    Cercocarpus ledifolius, native to western North America, very interesting information about the oldest known flowering plant of this sp (at least 1,350 years old) on wikipedia ,
    Cercocarpus ledifolius, Rosaceae .jpg
    Prunus prostrata, native se Europe, w Asia, blooming cherry tree with tiny pink flowers
    Prunus prostata, se Europe, w Asia.JPG
    Purshia tridentata, native to west coast mauntains of North America
    Purshia tridentata,Antelope Brush, Antelope Bitterbrush, Buckbrush, Quinine Brush.jpg

    The last one, I never saw in bloom Orixa japonica, native to China,Japan,Korea
    Orixa japonica,3AA5,China,Japan,Korea.jpg
     

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