On the hill “Visoki kamen” above the Jelasnica Gorge, Dr. Sava Petrovic discovered a plant of the genus Ramonda in 1879, and together with Pancic described it as new in his book “Flora okoline Niša”, and named it Ramonda nathaliae Pancic et Petrovic in honor of Queen Natalija Obrenovic (1882 ).

Ramonda nathaliae is a plant of multiple symbolism for the Serbian people. This protected species is also known as the “Phoenix flower” and speaks of the Serbian people and the ordeals they went through in the Great War. Biologists say Ramonda nathaliae survived the Ice Age and today inhabits the Central Balkan region.

It is similar to the Russian Ribbon of Saint George and the British Remembrance Poppy, and ramonda bears the symbol of victory. Ramonda nathaliae is used as a visual design for the emblem worn in the week before the Armistice Day in the First World War on November 11th and on the very day of holidays in Serbia. The second part of the emblem consists of a ribbon with Albanian memorial motifs.

Na Visokom kamenu iznad Jelašničke klisure, dr Sava Petrović otkrio je 1879. godine biljku iz roda Ramonda, i zajedno sa Pančićem, opisao je kao novu u svojoj knjizi Flora okoline Niša, a u čast kraljice Natalije Obrenović nazvao je Ramonda nathaliae Pančić et Petrović (1882).

Natalijina ramonda je biljka višestruke simbolike za srpski narod. Ta zaštićena vrsta poznata je i kao “cvet feniks” i govori o srpskom narodu i iskušenjima kroz koja je prošao u Velikom ratu. Biolozi kažu da je Natalijina ramonda preživela ledeno doba i danas naseljava područje centralnog Balkana.

Po ugledu na rusku georgijevsku lentu i britansku bulku – “poppy”, i ramonda nosi simboliku pobede. Natalijina ramonda se koristi kao likovno rešenje za amblem koji se nosi u sedmici pre Dana primirja u Prvom svetskom ratu 11. novembra i na sam dan praznika u Srbiji. Drugi deo amblema čini traka sa motivima Albanske spomenice.