You can admirelarge snow-white,milkyandpalepinkflowersdirectlyfrom the cablecarsin the zones of the subalpineandAlpinezones.Rhododendrons are easy to findandwalkingalong the hikingtrails of the resort–in the park of waterfalls"Mendelikha",in the area of the observationdeck"StonePillar"(2509metersabovesealevel),aswell as on the trails"Javor","Panorama","Triton's Way","Trail of Champions"and"Crocus".-In the mountains of the Caucasus, you canseethreevarieties of rhododendrons–yellow,PonticandCaucasian. The beauty of theseflowersisdeceptive. It should be borneinmindthatalltheirparts are toxic,theyare more orlessdangeroustohumans. It is better to justadmiretheirflowering. The full housesinstalledat the resorturgeguests to preservenature,not to tearortouchplants,"saidDenisRyltsev, head of the environmentalservice of the RosaKhutorresort. Rhododendrons will bloomin the mountains of Sochi for abouttwoweeks.Consideringthat the mainlaw of the mountainsis the altitude zone,nowon the slopes of the resort you canalsonoticemodest snow–whiteflowers- the red-book kandykCaucasian, the broad-leavedgrouse,resembling a blacktulip. A littlelater, a rarebrightyellowKesselringlily will bloom.In the middle of summer, orchids and bluebellswillbloomat the resort,andbyautumn the mountainslopes will be covered with saffronandtimberless.
In total, over1,650species of nativeplants are foundin the richflora of the Caucasian Black Sea region.
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The press service of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development has reported that, according to Rosstat, Russian hotels, sanatoriums, and other accommodation facilities welcomed 9.99 million guests in July of this year