“Himalayas”

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.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Native to the Himalayas, Indian Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) is a tall, deciduous, spreading, shady tree, with a straight trunk, and branches in whorls.

Uttarakhand·flowers

From the WildFilmsIndia Jabberkhet Estate, this Yucca aloifolia or Yucca flower stands almost 6ft high, full of whitish colored flower. The stem covered with buds of flowers weighs almost around 4kgs.

industry · flowers

Lovely pink insides to these waxy white flowers that grow on the moister parts of our hillsides, mostly on the north faces.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Giant Tree Dahlia or Dahlia imperialis from Mexico growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Tree Dahlia imperialis plants grow to 20-30 feet in the Himalaya, originally from Mexico Autumnal feel of pink Tree Dahlia imperial…

flowers

With Green Barbets calling, this Tree Peony bloom makes a stunning presence in a New Delhi spring-time garden, with its fragrant insides.

flowers · river

This beautiful fragrant Primula grows close to water in spring-time alpine meadows that have abundant snow-melt.

river · flowers

River Anemone is an erect silky-haired perennial plant found on forest margins, grassy slopes, streamsides and lakesides in the Himalayas. It is 30-90 cm tall.

flowers · hills

A melange of monsoon time wild flowers from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Himalaya (in order) - Begonia dioica and picta, Roscoea purpurea is a wild ground orchid of sorts, wild ginger, green seed pods of Arisaema wall…

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

It's time for a Rhododendron floral nectar feast for this lovely, reclusive and rarely seen bird - the Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler is a lovely Himalayan bird with a scimitar shaped beak.

flowers · hills

A time-lapse captures a vibrant patch of iris flowers blooming across a Himalayan landscape. The scene unfolds at twilight, with the sky transitioning through deep orange and purple hues as the sun dips behind distant mountains.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Dahlia imperialis at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet : Giant 20 foot tall Dahlias from Mexico grow in our gardens Giant Tree Dahlia or Dahlia imperialis from Mexico growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Tree Dahlia imperialis…

Uttarakhand·forest · flowers

A male and female mating pair of Kaleej Pheasants hang out in our rich habitat of a forest-field interface around Mussoorie in the western Himalaya. The male pecks seeds from the ground, chiefly of grasses.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Garden Anemone flowers opening to receive the sun's rays, along with German Iris at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet arboretum in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Garden Dahlias have been growing run-wild at our Jabbarkhet Estate in the Western Himalaya since the British era, when garden planted by the Brits. With summer, their rhizomes come alive, and dormant seeds start to sprout.

flowers · hills

Yellow orchid flowers of Dendrobium densiflorum from Sikkim, seen flowering in Delhi garden during spring-time Dendrobium densiflorum, a Himalayan epiphytic tree orchid mostly found in the Sikkim and West Bengal Himalaya flowers profusely…

flowers · monsoon

A range of colours of garden escape Gladiolus flowers, include this lovely yellow, grow wild during the monsoon season, at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar Estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

hills · monsoon

Begonia dioica Himalayan wild flower and a droplet of water threatening to fall, with monsoon droplets of fresh rain water, with a backdrop of green lush Himalayan mountain forests at the wildfilmsidia sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

hills · flowers

Blue Globe Thistle in full bloom in the high valleys of the Garhwal Himalaya, in late autumn in the month of October 2020. These are mostly found in the higher altitude areas of the Himalayan Range.