Javanese Edelweiss flowers can still look fresh even after being picked from the stem. It makes many climbers who take this flower as a memento. As a result, this flower population has dropped dramatically and is now on the brink of extinction.
These flowers usually start blooming in April to August. This flower can have an age of up to 100 years with a trunk height of up to 8 meters. More than 300 insects that perch and suck honey from the flower.
Currently you can still see Edelweiss Java at several locations such as Tegal Alun (Gunung Papandayan), Surya Kencana Square (Gunung Gede), Mandalawangi Square (Gunung Pangrango), and Plawangan Sembalun (Gunung Rinjani