“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Giant double Dutchmaster Daffodil flowers abloom at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Giant Dutchmaster yellow and Tete a Tete Daffodils bloom in our wildfilmsindia gardens, at the advent of spring Daffodils all fragrant and fr…

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

In the monsoon profusion of the Himalaya, and as the monsoon clouds wax and wane across our hills, these Dahlias bloom across the mountains of Jabbarkhet in wildfilmsindia's gardens, as run wild garden escape flowers dating back to British…

hills · monsoon

Gladiolii blooms in the Himalayan monsoon: Cornflag gladiolus dalenii at wildfilmindia's Motidhar botanical collections in the Himalaya.

hills · forest

Camping at Lata Kharak - a high altitude meadow, ridge and the entrance route into the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, Indian Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A melange of spring-time flora from the middle Himalaya. A white Iris garden flower and Iris bruno flowers at the Wilderness Orchard and Botanical gardens in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

flowers

Frilly Bergenia is a perennial herb with flowers white, pink or purple, borne in a spreading or dense cluster, atop a up to 25 cm long stem. It can be easily identified by its large rounded basal leaves with untoothed bristly margins.

flowers · hills

Paeonia emodi grows in a semi-wild state at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens at Motidhar in Uttarakhang, having been naturalized from the higher Himalaya in this forest location at a lower altitude where it is flourishing, flowering an…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

flowers

A flamboyant Coral tree in full bloom, flowering above a young Ganga in the Himalaya. Indian Coral Tree (Erythina variegata) is a showy, spreading tree legume with brilliant red blossoms.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Iris kemaonensis growing near Kuari Pass, above Auli, just outside the outer ring of the Nanda Devi group of mountains. Kumaon Iris or Iris kemaonensis comes from the Himalayas, and is named after the Kumaon region.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

In the serene hills of Landour, a breathtaking winterline sunset unfolds over the majestic Himalayan Mountains.

Uttarakhand·flowers · snow

Brilliant winter spires of Hollyhock or Alcea Rosea blossoms in mid winter freeze at Jabbarkhet wildfilmsindia botanical collection in the western Himalaya.

West Bengal·hills · highway

Rose climbers aplenty outside an old British abode turned into a hotel. Cosy warm library and lounge, with loungers and British sofa sets at Windamere in Darjeeling As seen from Observatory Hill, Chauk Bazaar in Darjeeling, what a crowded h…

flowers · hills

Tulip spring in the Himalayan spring time, at our wildfilmsindia gardens in the Himalaya. The first tulip bud is always special!

flowers · hills

White delicate garden poppies bloom in our Himalayan gardens, fat Himalayan bumble bees dig in for nectar, at the wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

flowers · river

A very graceful and elegant plant flowering near a stream in Nandadevi sanctuary. Rock Anemone is a perennial herb characterised by large showy, white flowers, which are sometimes pinkish on the underside, 4-7 cm across.

flowers · hills

Paeonia emodi grows in a semi-wild state at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens at Motidhar in Uttarakhang, having been naturalized from the higher Himalaya in this forest location at a lower altitude where it is flourishing, flowering an…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Wild Himalayan Prunus Cherry blossom in early winter growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical in the western Himalaya. Surprisingly, the wild cherry flowers in the fall-pre-winter season and not in spring like other fruit trees do!

flowers

A green and ripening / unripe seed pod of the Lily of the Nile or Agapanthus lily, as seen at the wildfilmsindia botanical collections in the western Himalaya.

flowers · wildlife

Kniphofia or Torch Lily is not a true lily, but makes excellent cut flowers and is loved by bees and birds alike.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Birds and bees love the nectar on our Kniphofia flowers in the western Himalaya! With a Grey-winged Blackbird calling, it is summer-monsoon time in our forests.

flowers · hills

Dendrobium densiflorum, a Himalayan epiphytic tree orchid mostly found in the Sikkim and West Bengal Himalaya flowers profusely in the spring season at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in New Delhi.

flowers · hills

The gardeners and assistant manager at the wildflmsindia botanical gardens and arboretum in the western Himalaya get to work with planting late winter season flower bulbs in our refurbished and repaired flower beds, after a disastrous fire…

flowers · hills

Kerria japonica Japanese Rose, a flowering shrub, and multiple small Irises with orange marked petals, at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in the western Himalaya, in the speing of 2022.