For guidance on using flora distribution categories, see WP:PLANTS/Using the WGSRPD. From sparkling glacier lakes to mountain meadows and snow-capped peaks, it's packed with natural beauty. I also found the native Alchemilla mollis with water droplets on the foliage, which is its claim to fame and the yellow Gentiana lutea. Some mountain flowers are also very nice to look. There are so many beautiful wild flower spots on the Swiss mountains if you go there on the right moment of the year, but our favorite is by Engstligenalp waterfall in Adelboden. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Please try again. I shot this one in a forest below Saas-Fee, at 1,675m. ( Log Out /  Männlichen Mountain is a 1.2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. One of my favorite parts about hiking is when you get really, really lucky and discover mountain wildflowers are everywhere. As darkness gave way to light, I could see the sun just hitting the peak of the Matterhorn, and as it became lighter, the meadows came alive with native flowers and grasses. My prize find was the intensely blue gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe). WGSRPD code: SWI : Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of Switzerland. Thanks for sharing your photos. It was a brilliant approach both for the attractive appearance it created and for maintenance purposes. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The … Oh yeah! When the mountain wildflowers bloom it is like hiking through a sea of colours. Brian Minter got to enjoy more than just the chocolates while in Switzerland as he was blown away by the beauty of the country. This wed site is like toadally rad and toadally like cool because these flowers are sooooooooo pretti, pretti, pretti! In nearby Pregny, at approximately 420m, is a large farmer’s field that is a fixture on all of our different walking and running routes. Brian Minter: The wildflowers of Switzerland are breathtaking, A Swiss meadow filled with wildflowers. It only became a country in 1848. The other place in Europe that I’ve visited that was spectacular for wildflowers was along the Tour du Mont Blanc. . Alpinehikers offers spectacular hikes, small, intimate group size, and sensible prices. Breathtaking alpine wildflower meadows at their peak of flower; we’ll see it all in this new tour of the Alps of Switzerland and Austria. National Flower of Switzerland. Wildflowers of Switzerland’s Zermatt – More Than Just the Edelweiss. Everest in the Himalayas. White arabis, purple aubrietias, brilliant blue gentian, Scabiosa graminfolia and yellow alyssums were hiding in stony outcroppings.