The Rose Cinquefoil or the Triglav Flower (Potentilla nitida)grows on rock and is a cushion-forming silvery-haired plant. In the Juliana, it only flowers every now and then and its pale blossoms are only a dim reflection of the Zlatorog’s crimson-red drops of blood scattered over the gravel of the highest peaks. It has its associations in the subnivale belt below the snow line. It is quite frequent in the Julian Alps and can be found in the Karawanken in Mts Vrtača and Kepa, and on Mt Grintovec in the Kamnik Alps. But to all Slovenes it is and always will be the Zlatorog’s flower: In his greed, Man shot this white chamois with his golden horn just to acquire his gold treasure.

A miraculous blossom arose from the droplets of his blood, and its flowers and silver leaves cured the Zlatorog. In his fury, he hurled the hunter into the abyss and destroyed his own gardens. This legend stresses the ties between Man and Nature: Nature is kind to a man if a man is respectful towards her. But on him who breaks all laws, she will revenge herself and at the same time find enough strength to call into being new life from the dying droplets of blood.