True blue is an elusive color that's seldom seen in plants or animals. This rarity is what makes blue flowers so attractive. The blue Himalayan poppy or, more commonly Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis ...

Amazing footage of sheep appearing to defy gravity as they wander down an almost-vertical cliff face has left viewers baffled. The video, taken in the Valley of the Cats in the Tibetan Plateau, China, ...

This coming Saturday (July 25), the Humboldt Botanical Garden will host the first-ever Himalayan blue poppy sale. Plants of the enchanting Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’ will be offered for sale from 10 a.m to ...

AS WITH all good gardens, the blue poppy meadow at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden started with the soil. Executive director Steve Hootman describes the site as “a big, goopy, sludgy mess.” ...

Himalayan blue poppies are currently in bloom at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way. There are two areas in the garden where the blue poppies grow. From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, ...

It's fascinating to experience landscapes where man has not intervened; where plants are growing in their natural habitat. In Bhutan, this is the horticultural version of Gross National Happiness, the ...

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked why the Uttarakhand government had failed to prevent an unidentified disease that has killed Himalayan blue sheep in the state. The tribunal ordered the ...

Blue sheep in Nepal’s Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve appear to be more wary of humans than those in a nearby conservation area where hunting isn’t permitted, a new study shows. Researchers say the ...

Once thought to be a Himalayan myth, Bhutan’s national flower is a once-in-a-lifetime find. On a clear day, the entire Jomolhari Range – including Bhutan’s second highest peak and one of the country’s ...