“Himalayas”

flowers

Cosmos flowers come in brightly colored single or double flowers which include white, pink, orange, yellow, and scarlet colors. Rich, fertile conditions are not necessary to grow yellow cosmos. Yellow cosmos is not a heavy feeder.

flowers · hills

In the background is a boggy meadow of Primula stuartii. One of the smallest flowering Rhododendron shrubs of talispatra, as seen above Dodital in May 1994, in Uttarakhand, India, at around 12, 500 feet altitude.

Sikkim·flowers

A wonderful assortment of double Azalea varieties at Sailesh Pradhan's superb Pradhan Nursery in Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Bearded German rhizomatic Iris in multiple hues and Aquilegia at Jabbarkhet Bearded German rhizomatic Iris in multiple hues and Aquilegia at Jabbarkhet #iris Early spring and late winter flowering German Bearded rhizomatic Iris at wildfilms…

flowers · hills

One of the smallest flowering Rhododendron shrubs - the talispatra, as seen above Dodital in May 1994, in Uttarakhand, India, at around 12, 500 feet altitude.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · flowers

After the monsoon rains have hit the hills, what were once bare tree trunks just a few weeks before are now festooned with a profusion of fern species. This is a particularly productive Toon tree in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A rhododendron tree in its full glory of scarlet flowers in Landour in spring. One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand.

flowers · hills

Wild flowering Rhododendron campanulatum shrubs above Dodital in May, 1994. Archival Himalayan flowers... Rhododendron campanulata ssp.

Uttarakhand·farmland · flowers

A meadow filled with clover blossom and daisies at Wilderness Films India's Estate and conservation center at Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

flowers

A large genus of over 60 species, many differing by minute botanical characters. It is easy to identify plants as belonging among the Gentians by the characteristic shape of the flowers - the corolla being funnel- shaped and longer than the…

flowers · hills

The Flower of Burans (Rhododendron) blooms over the Uttarakhand hills during spring season in the month of March and April. When this flower is in full bloom the mountains seem exactly as twinkling stars studded sky.

hills · flowers

Paeonia emodi, a species of wild Peony that is endemic to the upper Himalaya, grows at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A rhododendron tree in its full glory of scarlet flowers in Landour in spring, at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens and conservation zone.

flowers · hills

A lovely alpine meadow, with mist rolling in! Monsoon magic in the high Himalaya, with Saussures and Bistorta flowering in Garhwal, near the shrine of Hemkund in the Valley of Flowers or Bhyundar valley region...

flowers · hills

An Indian Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais cashmiriensis) takes in nectar from plum blossoms at wildfilmsindia's Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

West Bengal·flowers · hills

Rupin Dang speaks on Brian Hodgson and the Rectory at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling. "I am standing on the lawns of the Rectory at St.

farmland · flowers

A flori-culture venture deep in a western Himalayan forest, in Uttarakhand state. This farm has 50, 000 arum lilies for harvest and sale, as well as agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) and Peony of various varieties and colours.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Wanderer butterfly sucking nectar from Aesculus flower in Landour. In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard…

hills · flowers

Plums growing at a Himalayan orchard, India. A plum is a fruit of the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Rhododendron arboreum of the tree Rhododendron in profuse flower in the spring of 2015, below the shrine of Yamunotri in Uttarakhand.

flowers · hills

Horned Lousewort, the curious species, inhabits tough and sometimes inaccessible areas of the Himalayan cold deserts.

Uttarakhand·flowers

This exquisite miniature Rose flowering shrub goes into summer floral profusion mode at our country garden in Landour, Uttarakhand.

flowers

A large genus of over 60 species, many differing by minute botanical characters. It is very easy to identify plants as belonging among the Gentians by the characteristic shape of the flowers- the corolla being funnel-shaped and longer than…