It could have been a poor day out but even when there’s some cloud about there’s still some great views and if you look down at your feet there’s some great flowers around. I’ll post a full blog sometime but here’s a taster.

Sorry, I’m having a letterbox phase with photo’s, I’ll probably get over it but if it’s good enough for DVD’s it’s good enough for the blog!

Tags: Alpine Flowers | Hiking | hiking in Switzerland | Les Diablerets | trekking | trekking in Switzerland | walking in Switzerland

These flowers have developed to attract moths and butterflies who can reach inside the flower with their proboscis. Early evening these flowers produce their most intense fragrance. This is just above Leysin on some calcareous soil at around 2200m which is a typical environment for the fragrant orchid.

Indian Blanket, Gaillardia pulchella, aka firewheel from the India Himalayas

This isn’t an alpine flower of course, it’s something I spotted on a trip in the Indian Himalayas. I’m not 100% sure what it is, it’s some sort of Gaillardia similar to the Indian Blanket or firewheel although they’re North American plants.

Tags: firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket