Story of the Siam Rose

One of the rare and unique flowers in Siva's Sacred Garden is the Etlingeri corneri. It was discovered only 20 years back or so in the jungles of Thailand, and through an amazing story (which is told on the linked video), it came to the Aadheenam before anywhere else in America. We have four clusters now and they are all a bit hidden from view, so we thought to bring this gem forward today, as it is in full bloom during Mahasamadhi days.

https://www.himalayanacademy.com/tour/chola-gardens/

They do look like red roses from the top.

Paramacharya tells the 3-minute story in the video. This could be made into a soap opera.

They are productive plants as you can see.

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