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For your travelling diaries - the Siberian Sakura

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30 April 2013

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Siberia turns purple as Rhododendron blossoms from the Altai Mountains to the Far East. Picture: Alexander Tyryshkin

This vivid pink-purple hue is an annual delight captured in these pictures by photographer Alexander Tyryshkin

As Japan puts on a show with its Sakura blossom, so does Siberia with these delightful colours which are native to our region. 

Alexander's photographs were taken in the Altai Mountains, a sign of spring and the emergence from the long winter. 

The SIberian Sakura by Alexander Tyryshkin


The Siberian Sakura


The Siberian Sakura by Alexander Tyryshkin


The Siberian Sakura by Alexander Tyryshkin

'Rhododendron Dauricum - or Maral'nik as it is known in Siberia - is distributed over a wide area, from the Altai Mountains to Sakhalin Island. Pictures: Alexander Tyryshkin

Rhododendron Dauricum - or Maral'nik as it is known in Siberia - is distributed over a wide area, from the Altai Mountains to Sakhalin Island, and also in North Mongolia, Manchuria, northeast China, Korea, and Japan. 

The shrub was first described by Linnaeus in 1753, apparently, and was introduced into England in 1780 from the Botanic Garden in St. Petersburg.

Comments (4)

wow.....its fabulous,fantastic and spell bounding....i would like to visit this marvelous place one day.
arun gopi, kerala,india
15/05/2013 22:22
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Lovely! Didnt know Siberia gets colorful. Wasnt it supposed to be white all year round?)
Kate, Russia
01/05/2013 20:20
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SO beautiful!
Maria, Berlin Germany
30/04/2013 23:58
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what is the flower known as the Siberian snowbell? I'm told it is blue...?
Mao Oliver-Semenov, Krasnoyarsk
30/04/2013 19:07
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