Foxgloves in Bhutan

"While many western flowers came from the Himalaya, this Digitalix or Foxglove is actually a European flower, seen growing here in central Bhutan's Bumthang valley.

The Eastern Himalayas have long been renowned for the wealth of their flora. Botanists the world over have travelled to this region to study them. Many of the most prized garden flowers in the West today, like several species of the rhododendron, clematis, lily, and poppy were bred from plants and seeds collected in the Eastern Himalayas by legendary plant hunters like Joseph Hooker, Kingdom Ward, George Taylor, and Ludlow. Today, Western and Central Bhutan are the best areas to see this region's incredibly rich variety of alpine flora. There are many beautiful flowers in Bhutan. Most of them grow wild, high up in the mountains. In spring the mountain sides are covered in these beautiful flowers and it is as if god threw out buckets of colors on the trees and meadows. One can find magnolias, primulas and rhododendrons and azaleas and many more.Some of these flowers are used in making indegenious medicine and for pot pourri. Some are used to make dyes for the beautiful fabrics handwoven in Bhutan. So the flowers have many uses besides being just a thing of beauty.Some of these flowers are used in making indigenious medicine and for pot pourri. Some are used to make dyes for the beautiful fabrics handwoven in Bhutan. So the flowers have many uses besides being just a thing of beauty.The.national flower of Bhutan is Blue poppy,a very beautiful flower with a unique blue color.

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