Friday, May 18, 2012

Flowers from Bhutan

 Bhutan is a tiny Himalayan kingdom, which has the distinction of being rated the happiest place in the world. The people there are friendly and gentle, and the country is extremely beautiful. My daughter , who visited the happy place last week, sent me these pictures of flowers. I don't know the names of most of these flowers.
 The pink flowers below are the Rhododendrons, which are the native os the Himalayas. They make jams and drinks from these flowers, which have medicinal properties.

 The azalia is similar to the rhododendron, but is a bush.

The blue Himalayan Iris carpets the slopes of the hills in this season.
No wonder, the Bhutanese people have the highest Happiness Quotient in the world!
To see more pictures of flowers from all over the world, go to Nixblog.

20 comments:

  1. These are gorgeous. I especially love the top two mystery plants.

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  2. Lovely series of photos from this wonderful locale. The first plant looks like a columbine (Aquilegia spp), while the second one is a Robinia.

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  3. Gorgeous blooms and lovely photos. Have a great weekend!

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  4. Thank you for sharing your beautiful flower pictures from Bhutan.

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  5. What beautiful blooms from this Happy place. I'm going to look it up.

    FlowerLady

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  6. How lovely of your daughter to send along this virtual bouquet! That first flower is simply stunning.

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  7. the happiest place in the world--wow! i wish i could visit the place someday.:p obviously, the flowers there add to the people's happy disposition. these are beautiful, thanks for sharing.

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  8. The first one looks a bit like Columbine but I´m not sure. Love it. :)

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  9. Had a friend from Bhutan, like the blue iris.

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  10. Such beautiful flowers! Thanks to your daughter for sending you these pictures for you to share with us!! And I LOVE your header!

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  11. What beautiful flowers. And what a great adventure your daughter is on... I'd love to visit Bhutan one day!

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  12. Gorgeous flowers. I would be nice to visit this happy place. Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful day.

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  14. really it is beautiful and blissful tiny country on earth...Our country is also known to foreigner as he Second Switzerland..It is popularly known for GNH(GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS)under our beloved young and dynamic king Jigmi Gayser Namgay Wangchuk..there for come one come all...enjoy the beauty of nature.

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  15. I have just spent 11 days in Bhutan, travelling from Paro to Bumthang. It is a facsinating country to visit. I am particularly interested in the flora and was thrilled to see the Rhododendrons still in bloom. A dream come true!

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