The Highlands of PNG are made up of some seriously rugged mountains and very fertile valleys where it rains on a daily basis around 2pm and the people are natural-born-gardeners. They love to plant flowers to help beautify their gardens and they will place vegetable gardens on some of the steepest slopes you will see.

This ‘ere thread will take you on a slideshow of some of the pretty flowers, fungi and orchids that you will find in Enga.

First up a shot of a typical fence in the Highlands, these fences help keep the pigs out…

Here’s a bulb that I forgot….

and a Fuschia! in PNG!

and a cute little purple flowery thing…

and a little yellow flower.

and a Hydrangea!

and this delicate creamy white flower… in bud form here.

and a Tibouchina.

and another tiny little yellow flower.

and a little violet…

I was told that this was a Rhododendron…

and another Rhododendron…

some Lupins.

and clover.

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

pain master said:

and another tiny little yellow flower.

To quote Sophie Scholl. And my thoughts exactly.

“Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower
could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply
wasn’t room for any other thought…. “

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

and another tiny little yellow flower.

To quote Sophie Scholl. And my thoughts exactly.

“Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower
could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply
wasn’t room for any other thought…. “

that is sweet HP, thank you, and thanks to Sophie Scholl. :D

and a walk in the Highlands isn’t complete without stopping to look at some Orchids :)

here’s a little red Dendrobium… hanging off a tree.

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

pepe said:

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

A bit like Daphne flowers arn’t they.
Or Jasmine. Beautiful in any case.

pepe said:

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

indeed, the place where I was staying was at 2,600m above sea level… so reasonably high up!

here is a tiny ground orchid growing on a mossy stump…

and another tiny little orchid hanging off a tree.

this was quite a tall ground orchid, just growing in the field.

and a delicate collection of tiny white orchids.

another red orchid.

and this Dendrobium with a very long petal…

pain master said:

here is a tiny ground orchid growing on a mossy stump…

amazing. so delicate and vulnerable.

and what walk isn’t complete without…. mushrooms!

and little red mushrooms…

and purple mushrooms!

and finally, a family of mushrooms…

pain master said:

here is a tiny ground orchid growing on a mossy stump…

Oh that is so cute……..You must need eyes in your feet:)

pain master said:

and what walk isn’t complete without…. mushrooms!

Pretty:D

pain master said:

and little red mushrooms…

Now ya talking…. fungi photos are so cool……

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

indeed, the place where I was staying was at 2,600m above sea level… so reasonably high up!

This looks like Elderberry blossom to me — nah — can’t be surely!

What a lovely way to spend some time on a cold wet wintery Saturday, looking at all these great photos. Thanks PM, they are really special

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“But it is peaceful up here by the lake.”

I was up there with you! Great writing :)

This looks like Elderberry blossom to me— nah—can’t be surely!
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Reminds me of those little flowers I see on cakes made of icing.

pain master said:

here is a tiny ground orchid growing on a mossy stump…

Awwww so sweet!!

thanks Orchid40, I might have to go research what a Elderberry blossom looks like now….

orchid40 said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

indeed, the place where I was staying was at 2,600m above sea level… so reasonably high up!

This looks like Elderberry blossom to me — nah — can’t be surely!

I think it maybe Elderberry… I did a quick Google and looks close enough for me :)

pain master said:

orchid40 said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

indeed, the place where I was staying was at 2,600m above sea level… so reasonably high up!

This looks like Elderberry blossom to me — nah — can’t be surely!

I think it maybe Elderberry… I did a quick Google and looks close enough for me :)

Well I’m amazed – did you get close enough to smell it? Elder flowers have a very strong perfume which to some is an acquired taste. It just seems too English a plant to find in PNG LOL.

orchid40 said:

Well I’m amazed – did you get close enough to smell it? Elder flowers have a very strong perfume which to some is an acquired taste. It just seems too English a plant to find in PNG LOL.

didn’t the English run the place for a while? It would seem a very English thing to grow gardens just like “home” where ever they could.

orchid40 said:

pain master said:

orchid40 said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

and this cluster of nice white flowers :)

some sort of waxy flower i seem to know but can’t recall a name.
these all seem to be high mountain plants – less tropical.

indeed, the place where I was staying was at 2,600m above sea level… so reasonably high up!

This looks like Elderberry blossom to me — nah — can’t be surely!

I think it maybe Elderberry… I did a quick Google and looks close enough for me :)

Well I’m amazed – did you get close enough to smell it? Elder flowers have a very strong perfume which to some is an acquired taste. It just seems too English a plant to find in PNG LOL.

no I didn’t sniff the plant/flowers… at the time, I did n’t know I was meant to…

and when the summer temps average between 13-22 and the winter averages between 9-16 then the highlands of PNG are cool enough for English plants… it even snows occasionally.

bluegreen said:

orchid40 said:

Well I’m amazed – did you get close enough to smell it? Elder flowers have a very strong perfume which to some is an acquired taste. It just seems too English a plant to find in PNG LOL.

didn’t the English run the place for a while? It would seem a very English thing to grow gardens just like “home” where ever they could.

the Germans and Spanish were also responsible for a lot of introductions.

pain master said:

and clover.

I loved your quote HP, “Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower
could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply
wasn’t room for any other thought…. ”

But I think I would apply it to PM’s pic of the clover flower above. Who would have thought the lowly clover flower could strike such a chord. Great shot PM. Liked them all really.