Yunnan - Land of the Southern Cloud (3)

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We had two nights at another homestay, perched on the side of the valley

We had time for a quick look at the homestay’s village before moving on

Beside the road grew lilium brownii

A wonderful little gesneriad, corallodiscus lanuginosus, grew on rocks at our next botanising stop

While impatiens arguta grew beside a wet ditch

I also liked impatiens xanthina, but it is not listed in Plant Finder

Did you recognise houttuynia cordata? We usually grow the variety ‘Chameleon’ with coloured leaves

Although the scenery was stunning, the towns left a lot to be desired

We started to drive up a side road but one of the vehicles hit a problem. The ever resourceful local guide organised a replacement vehicle within half an hour

We were now climbing to see more rhododendrons such as rhododendron edgeworthii

Rhododendron neriiflorum

Rhododendron arisanum

Rhododendron arizelum

And rhododendron mekongense

In a wet gully, we discovered primula dryadifolia

As we climbed, the views were magnificent

But snow on the path finally meant we had to turn back later at a major blockage

To be continued ….

• 9 Aug, 2017
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