Cypripedium smithii in Huanglong Valley, Sichuan. It grows on the mossy shady ground near the stream. #plants #flowers

Corydalis scaberula, this amazing plant only lives on the screes of high mountains in west China, over 4500m above sea level. #plants #flowers

Magnolia liliiflora, a unique plant in China, spreads over Yunnan, Fujian, Hubei, Sichuan, and other places in mainland China. #plants #flowers

Primula watsonii，very impressive flower from northwest Sichuan, altitude 3500m, June.

Anemone tomentosa, mainly distributed in western Sichuan and northeastern, eastern Qinghai, western Gansu, and Shaanxi, etc, can be found very common in mountain grass slopes or roadside sunny places. And this photo was taken in Laohegou Nature Reserve. #plants #flowers

Clerodendrum bungei has a bad smell and is called “stinky peony” by Chinese gardeners.

Epipactis mairei from northern Sichuan. This is a medium-sized terrestrial orchid growing in thickets, grasslands, riverbeds at an elevation of 1200-3200 m.

Hemipilia crassicalcarata , this orchid was found by us in Sichuan wildflowers expedition tour in June，2019. #plants #flowers

Saussurea aster

Primula blinii. Native to Sichuan and Yunnan, 3000-4500m. Its leaves are pinnately divided.

Listera puberula in Huanglong valley, Sichuan.

Corydalis pinnata from Sichuan, China.

Delphinium tatsienense from Sichuan, China.

Cypripedium flavum, a large group found in the north of Sichuan, China. Just gorgeous!

Meconopsis horridula，amazing flowers with blue and silky petals on the plateau of west China.

Meconopsis racemosa (Jiajinshan)，one of the most spectacular Meconopsis we saw during the west Sichuan alpine flowers trip.

Meconopsis integrifolia, known as the yellow poppy, is one of the most amazing alpine flowers on the plateau of West China.

Chionocharis hookeri. This is an amazing cushion plant that grows always above 4500m in West China. They have blue and sometimes pink little flowers. The flowering time is in June/July.

Holcoglossum quasipinifolium from Sichuan, China.

When you first saw Saussurea medusa, did it look like a rabbit in the snow？Actually it is a plant that grows on the rocky flats of the Hengduan Mountains. It is covered with woolly leaves and flowers as if in a furry fur coat, to adapt to harsh conditions.