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| Meconopsis speciosa ssp. speciosa |
There's something about the blue of blue poppies! We found more than our share of them on our three forays onto Serkhyem La, one of the many high points (literally and figuratively) of our trip. Not QUITE up to 5,000m. where we stopped, it was still over 16,000'! The variability of
M. speciosa strained my credulity--surely there must be more than one species lurking here?
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| Meconopsis speciosa ssp. speciosa |
The leaves on some in the full sun were hardly lobed,.
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| Meconopsis speciosa ssp. speciosa |
And some had multiple branch stems from the base...
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| Meconopsis speciosa ssp. speciosa |
I love the pale blue of this one...
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| Meconopsis speciosa ssp. speciosa |
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And there is a special thrill in finding THE iconic giant blue poppy--especially in such lush stands.
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| Meconopsis Baileyi |
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| Meconopsis impeditum |
There were only a few plants of this strange purply-mauve species.
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And more of the tall phase of what we were told was
speciosa...
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| Meconopsis speciosa? |
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| Meconopsis speciosa? |
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| Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia ssp. robusta |
And for a real change of pace, the fantastic colonies of moolight yellow lampshade poppy--our third yellow species of the trip!
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| Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia ssp. robusta |
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I love the way they formed random patches among the Lapponicum series rhododendrons.
One never tires of mecs!
Wish they were mine ..
ReplyDeleteThey are special. How do you go about seeing if there are different ones and not just the sighting making them so different?
ReplyDeleteThe pale yellow ones are breathtaking. (There's a typo, yes? That's M. pseudointegrifolia?)
ReplyDeleteYes, they are beautiful, but how did they smell?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction, Nell--of course you're right, I was careless! And James, sorry: I forgot to sniff! Don't think the smell is strong, and at over 15,000' one is to busy gasping to sniff!
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