Himalayas — Clipahoy

Rhododendron wild Himalayan flowers and Langur monkeys at Wilderness botanical gardens

flowers · hills

A melange of spring-time flora from the middle Himalaya. The fresh leaf buds on the Rhododendrum arboreum coincide with the blooms, in this video, and that is rather unusual, for the leaf buds are supposed to appear post flowering.

Lush growth of annual and perennial flowering plants, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

This is our Himalayan and cold weather plant nursery in the plains of north India, at the Wilderness Orchard.

Rhododendron stream at Motidhar, the birthplace of Dehradun's Rispana - Bindal stream

Uttarakhand·river · flowers

Rhododendron arboreum flowers stream down at the birthplace of the Rispana - Bindal streams of Dehradun, at the wildfilmsindia forests at Pari Tibba in Motidhar.

Guards fire shots in air to chase Elephants from tea garden, Assam

Kaziranga, Assam·wildlife · forest

Forest guards shooting in air to chase elephants from tea garden at Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Colorful Cineraria, Daisies and Blue Bedder flowers blooming at Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A vibrant garden display blooms beautifully at the Wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum in the Western Himalayas.

Mountain Angelica (Angelica oreadum) in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

Mountain Angelica is a plant which has gone through many identification revisions. The plants is 2-3 m tall, with stout stem with ridges and grooves.

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker male gorges on nectar from the scarlet flowers of a Rhododendron

flowers · birds

Ever seen the tubular tongue of a Woodpecker? Even katphoras like a change of flavour from insect feed to nectar! A Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) or Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker dipping its tubular tongue to get nectar from R…

Giant Dutchmaster yellow Daffodils bloom in our gardens, at the advent of spring, in Landour

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Giant Dutchmaster yellow and Tete a Tete Daffodils bloom in our wildfilmsindia gardens, at the advent of spring Daffodils all fragrant and fresh in the crisp spring-time late winter air, with Laughing Thrushes calling in our Motidhar forest…

Daffodils all fragrant - fresh in crisp spring-time late winter air, with Laughing Thrushes calling, in Landour

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Daffodils all fragrant and fresh in the crisp spring-time late winter air, with Laughing Thrushes calling in our Motidhar forests around the head waters of the Bindal - Rispana stream.

Rhododendron blossoms and dropped petals carpet forest floor at Motidhar in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·forest · flowers

In a shocking red, the forest floor gets carpeted with Rhododendron arboreum dropped blooms and petals alike, after being eaten by birds above, and then falling on to the forest floor.

Landour and Mussoorie are fine examples of Oak-Rhododendron-deodar mixed forests

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

The Wilderness Orchard in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, displays a fine example of mixed Oak, Rhododendron and deodar forest, typical of the middle altitudes of the western Himalaya.

Saffron harvest at in Mussoorie: Kesar Crocus is cultivated outside Kashmir too!

Uttarakhand·flowers · farmland

Saffron harvest at wildfilmsindia in Mussoorie: Kesar Crocus is cultivated outside Kashmir too! The red stamens of the Kesar crocus from Spain are what are picked, dried and used as the super high value spice of kesar.

Pedicularis flower, Thistle and Swertia petiolata: flowers of Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·flowers

Long Tube Lousewort (Pedicularis longiflora) is a lousewort distinguished by its cluster of golden-yellow flowers at the top, often with dark brown or red markings, with very long slender flower-tubes, mostly 2-4 cm, sometimes more.

Spring flowers in our Himalayan garden: Sparaxis, Double lime daffodils and Anemones

flowers · hills

Spring flowers in our Himalayan garden: Orange Sparaxis, Double lime daffodils and Anemones, at our wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in the Himalaya. Sparaxis is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers.

Berberis aristata or kashmal shrubs grow at Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · farmland

With a view out to the lower hills and plains below, a lone Himalayan Cedar or deodar trees grows at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Landour, Uttarakhand.

Himalayan Peonia emodi and garden irises blooming at botanical garden in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

The Himalayan Peony or peonia emodi grows at moderately high altitudes in the Himalaya. Here, it has been cultivated at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Uttarakhand, along with an array of garden Iris varieties and colours.

Himalayan Marmot forages among wild geranium flowers en route Amarnath

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · snow

Himalayan Marmot forages among wild geranium flowers en route Amarnath in India. The Himalayan marmot is a marmot found in the Himalayan regions ranging in elevation from 300 to 4,500 metres (980 to 14,760 ft).

Delicate flowers of Karonda or Black Currant fruit tree, fruit in full bloom in Delhi autumn

flowers

Karonda fruit, also called Black Currant or Christ’s thorn and scientifically termed Carissa carandas, is a traditional summer produce in India, that is widely utilised in making pickles, jams and preserves.

Thymus linearis or wild ajwain (fragrant thyme) on a Himalayan meadow

hills · flowers

Himalayan Thyme is a small aromtic shrublet, about 15-30 cm high, with many tiny oblong leaves and delicate little whorls of pink-purple flowers growing in fairly dense clusters, occasionally crowding over the leaves.

4kg flower stem of Yucca aloifolia

flowers · industry

It's time to take the flowers home. Producer associate Ayush from team WildFilmsIndia gets poked with the thorns of the plant while cutting the flower stem.

Primula dickieana proliferates in a boggy meadow in Sikkim, at 4000 meters altitude

flowers

Beautiful and rare: Primula dickieana blooms cover a Sikkim meadow Seen in a high altitude meadow in North Sikkim, in the month of June, this prolific growth of Primula dickieana blossom is a rare sight for a Primula enthusiast! Most often…

Monsoon walk to the Valley of Flowers - Ghangariya to Govindghat in Phoolon ki ghati, Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

hills · monsoon

A monsoon walk towards the Valley of Flowers, between Ghangariya to Govindghat in the Phoolon ki ghati, in the Garhwal Himalaya.

Misty Himalayan meadows with slopes festooned with crimson blooms of Rhododendron, in Nepal

flowers · hills

Entire slopes covered with Rhododendron arboreum tree blossom, as seen aerially in the western Nepal Himalaya, in the month of May.

Schleichera oleosa or Kusum flowers blooming on the trees, some strewn on the ground, in Punjab

flowers

Kusum is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia.