@Gordana 11 November 2022

The flower worn as the official symbol of Armistice Day is Natalia's ramonda (Ramonda nathaliae). It is an endemic plant species that, until a few years ago, was only known to experienced botanists and passionate fans of the local flora. However, its biological properties are almost astonishing. This plant is also characterized by the fact that even if it dries up completely, it can come back to life if it is watered, that's why it is known as the phoenix flower. Natalia Ramonda was named after the wife of King Milan Obrenović. The king liked to stay in Niš, then the second capital of Serbia. Along with the king and queen, there was always the court physician Sava Petrović, a very educated man who loved long walks and botany. While walking around Nis, he spotted this flower and named it Ramonda nissana, the Niš ramonda. That name was not meant for him. Fascinated by the queen's beauty, doctor Sava changed the flower's name to Natalija's Ramonda Cvet koji se nosi kao zvanični simbol Dana primirja je Natalijina ramonda (Ramonda nathaliae). Reč je o endemskoj biljnoj vrsti za koju su do pre par godina znali samo iskusni botaničari i strastveni ljubitelji lokalne flore Međutim, njene biološke osobine su gotovo zapanjujuće. Za ovu biljku je karakteristična i pojava da i ukoliko se potpuno osuši može ponovo da oživi ukoliko se zalije, zato je poznata kao cvet feniks. Natalijina ramonda ime je dobila po supruzi kralja Milana Obrenovića. Kralj je voleo da boravi u Nišu, tadašnjoj drugoj prestonici Srbije. Uz kralja i kraljicu, uvek je bio dvorski lekar Sava Petrović, veoma obrazovan čovek koji je voleo duge šetnje i botaniku. Šetajući okolinom Niša, uočio je ovaj cvet i dao mu ime Ramonda nissana, niška ramonda. To ime mu nije bilo suđeno. Očaran lepotom kraljice, doktor Sava je cvetu promenio ime u Natalijina ramonda