Rhododendron ponticum

Rhododendron ponticum is an evergreen shrub in the Ericaceae family, native from southeastern Bulgaria to the Caucasus and Lebanon. Its densely branched growth carries tough, leathery, dark green leaves with an oval shape. Purple, funnel-shaped flowers form clusters of 10 to 20 at the branch tips. It has become invasive in parts of Great Britain. Photographed in Bogotá, Colombia.