Blue Poppy the flowers are often referred to as QUEEN OF HIMALAYAN FLOWERS. This plant's medicinal use in Uttrakhand is not so common in Tibetan, but is widely used. This is used in medicine to cure diseases associated with the head and is very well known in Tibetan medical methods. This flower has a pleasant and important place among the flowers of high altitude in the Himalayas. The sighting of these flowers is very common on the slope of Hemkunt Sahib during the monsoon season. Mostly the moraine part of the trek to Hemkund Sahib and Bhyundar khal, flowers valley to Badrinath trek remains completely filled with these tender blue flowers.
Blue Poppy's genus is MECONOPSIS Vig. World 40 species; 20 species of India. The term comes from the Greek word Mecon which means Poppy. Blue Poppy is also known as MECONOPSIS ACULEATA, Aculeata means to wear a pickle, referring to the plant's prickly nature. Whole plant contains constituents of narcotics; roots are known to be toxic. The status is in doubt.
Quick info:Location in the valley of flowers: In June month, they can be found near the streams of the valley of flowers, especially near Pushpawati River bed.
Flowering season: June to July
