rare sighting of Himalayan blue poppy (or Meconopsis grandis,绿绒蒿,Meconopsis betonicifolia) stunning bloom, in Xizang (#Tibet) autonomous region of #China. It is one of the most beautiful flowers on this planet. ❤西藏寻花人 ❤❤❤ #Nature #Peace #wildlife #Chinese #love #travel | Lin hillside

Meconopsis inside and out. This preserved Meconopsis integrifolia specimen was collected 32 years ago (to the day!) in China. See it for yourself in our herbarium exhibition, Pressed for Time. Himalayan poppies are cool-adapted plants having to migrate uphill to survive rising temperatures. Data from the specimen has been used to assess the rate and impact of changing distributions. | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

A true-blue beauty 💙 The Himalayan poppies (Meconopsis) are stealing the show, bursting into bloom with their iconic bright blue petals. Catch them while they last! | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Meconopsis Bhutanica, critically endangered species of Poppy in the world which is also endemic to Bhutan. At 4364m above Sea level. Finally my dream fulfilled Lucky to born in Bhutan. New species, Meconopsis Bhutanica up to now confused with M.Discigera In what could be both the discovery of a new species as well as a correction of historical botany facts, the Bhutanese blue poppy has been declared as a different species different from its yellow colored cousins found in Sikkim and Nepal. The B