21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
White Vireya rhododendron at sunset

This white Vireya rhododendron is my favourite plant and as sun was setting today, I took this photo from our walkway down meeting the driveway. It's looking orange from the sun's effect but it is actually white and so beautiful. When my husband and I came to live in my village back in 2012, my husband and I went for walks collecting the plant in our bushes and bringing them to our home to plant. They grow in abundance here in our village but naturally in the wild. Only at our house will you find them growing and blessing us with their beautiful flowers that every one in our village keep admiring.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: Lae, Papua New Guinea
Camera: M2006C3LG
Copyright: © Alma Jawa