Yunnan and Sichuan

[Oron Peri]

Certainly, these provinces are heaven for Primula and Androsace, where we have seen more than 35 different species.
In the photos, Fields of P. sikkemensis [yellow], P, secundiflora [dark color] and Iris bulleyana.

[Oron Peri]

Two forms of Paris polyphylla,
unfortunately this species is becoming rare because of being collected massively.

[Miriam]

I see that you had a very successful trip!
The orchids are amazing 
How was the weather? I have heard that there were severe floods in southern China...

[TheOnionMan]

Fritillaria cirrhosa is a variable plant in size and color but always grow in a bush supporting it self with the tips of its leaf.
Lloydia delavayi [now Gagea] is an impressive plant, the clump in the photo measured 25 cm in height.

Oron, the Lloydia delavayi is a particularly fine looking plant  In FOC it is still listed as L. delavayi.  Where is it listed as a Gagea that trumps the FOC description?

[Oron Peri]

Fritillaria cirrhosa is a variable plant in size and color but always grow in a bush supporting it self with the tips of its leaf.
Lloydia delavayi [now Gagea] is an impressive plant, the clump in the photo measured 25 cm in height.

Oron, the Lloydia delavayi is a particularly fine looking plant  In FOC it is still listed as L. delavayi.  Where is it listed as a Gagea that trumps the FOC description?

Mark,
An ongoing and largest research everdone on the Gagea/Lloydia led by Prof. Levichev suggests after various DNA analysis that Gagea and Lylodia are one Genus.
The article was published by Oxford University press in May 2009.
By the way i have sent to this research some material from Israel, a few months ago i was told that  280 different species [from Europe and Asia] have been identified so far.

Some of the FOC books haven't been updated for the last 10 years or more.

[Oron Peri]

I see that you had a very successful trip!
The orchids are amazing 
How was the weather? I have heard that there were severe floods in southern China...

Hi Miriam,
Well we were lucky, it seems that the only two 'dry' provinces where Yunnan and most parts of Sichuan, still we had a few rainy or cloudy days, you can tell it by the dark photos...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful stuff Oron !!
Thanks so much for showing these Impressions from an apparantly great trip !! 

[BULBISSIME]

Oron,

I had missed this post and I'm.....
Fantastic trip and so wonderfull pictures.
Many species I did'nt know and the Cypripedium..... crazy to see all of them in wild conditions.
Many thank's for that, and I suppose you still have lots of pictures in your computer 

[Paul T]

Fred,

Thanks for posting here and bringing this topic to my view as well.  Amazing photos.  Those Frits, those wonderful white and the dark pink Arisaema candidissimum (I want to grow both of them  ) and that lovely almost black Clematis.  Oh wow!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for showing us your travels, Oron.