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And now, higher a little into a patch where the snow has only just retreated. Plants are growing in natural crevices, taking advantage of protection by the rocksSalix reticulata?Saxifraga exarata moschata?Draba aizoidesGlobularia ?nudicaulis (wow )Blues!
We're still in the same area, limestone, snow only just retreated. In some patches the plants are moving on fast.Silene acaulisSilene acaulis with Small Tortoiseshell Nymphalis urticaeArenaria sp?Thlaspi alpinum?Blue & yellow
Think the Arenaria sp might be Saxifraga androsacea - the habitat is right and it looks like this snowmelt sax.Lovely trip and gives me hope for school holiday trips in years to come! Thanks.
Those Dryas are gorgeous, Diane. I find the richness of colour on the Rhododendron hirsutum flowers is mouthwatering and as for the little faces of the Violas.... who could fail to smile at those cheery liitle souls?