Bhutan Edition
Regional/Cultural Day
Blue Poppy Nyi
The Himalayan blue poppy, Bhutan's national flower, blooms above 3,500 meters from late May through July. Finding one is a pilgrimage. Hikers on the Snowman Trek pass through fields of them, but most Bhutanese people have only seen them on the 100 Ngultrum coin. The flower is so delicate that it refuses to grow at lower altitudes, which every Bhutanese takes as proof that the best things require effort.
