Blue popy in Everest Base camp


The blue poppy another name is Meconopsis grandis . The blue poppy is indigenous to England wales, ireland and the fringes of western Europe.The other 40 species blue poppy are found in the Himalayas. The Himalayan blue poppy of spicies produce viable seed.


 In 1922 the British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest.
This blue poppy picture is taken from nearby Mount Everest base camp please have a look.

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