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Yunnan - Land of the Southern Cloud (7)

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On this day, we set out from Zhongdian to drive round Napha Hai Lake

Traditional houses were dotted along the side of the road

Many had a giant rack outside for drying hay

Although it was a Saturday morning, the local road cleaners were still out working

We stopped to explore a grassy bank alongside a track. Here we found three slipper orchids, cypripedium yunnanense

Cypripedium flavum

And the smaller cypripedium guttatum

I was also interested to see sorbus reducta, a tiny suckering relative of the mountain ash

At the far end of the bank, the climber schisandra rubriflora rambled over trees and shrubs

Further round the lake, we came across primula polyneura

Also the exquisite androsace bulleyana growing on the side of a rock face

We completed the day with a circular walk, taking in a small hidden valley. Here we found yet another spurge, euphorbia stracheyi

And erigeron multiradiatus growing in large colonies

With a late spring, we had not seen any blue poppies, but a whoop from a member of the group alerted us to meconopsis prattii

Trollius yunnanensis grew in boggy ground beside a small stream

And the dark flowers of cynoglossum triste in open grassland

It had been the best day so far for plants

To be continued ….

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wow wow wow.

not one there that I wouldn't be pleased to see singularly never mind all of them on the same day.

24 Aug, 2017

 

Fantastic blog.......thank you Andrew.

24 Aug, 2017

 

What a wonderful day of discovery! The holiday of a lifetime I think.

24 Aug, 2017

 

Such beaties lobe the Orchids and the schisandra rubriflora gorgeous.

24 Aug, 2017

 

Blows your mind doesn't it? Even the little Euphorbia is impressive. Not surprised there was a yell when the Meconopsis was spotted!

24 Aug, 2017

 

That hill at the side of the road needs safety netting.
I suppose its cheaper to pay them to keep sweeping the debris off the road.
Its well maintained anyway.

25 Aug, 2017

 

Debris on the road keeps locals in employment.

Fantastic discoveries, Andrew, best day indeed.

25 Aug, 2017

 

What a lot of treasures you saw on that day, love the slipper orchids and, and,... A great day.

27 Aug, 2017

 

What can one say other than Wow!! and thankyou for sharing your best day Andrew.. My favourite has to be the Meconopsis, such a lovely shade of blue....

12 Sep, 2017

 

The sky on the first photo is a very good perspective example of sky character. Thanks Andrew.
I just copied it onto a crayon copy of
a local view over the Ise Brook Reservoir !

13 Sep, 2017

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