The Land of the Blue Poppy

Ward was a renowned botanist and explorer of the early 20th century. Through his explorations of the far east, he brought numerous species of flowers and plants to Europe and America, including the beautiful Tibetan blue poppy.. More about Ward via Wikipedia:Francis Kingdon-Ward, born Francis Kingdon Ward (6 November 1885 in Manchester - 8 April 1958) was an English botanist, explorer, plant collector and author.. He went on around 25 expeditions over a period of nearly fifty years, exploring Tibet, North Western China, Burma (Myanmar) and Assam (now part of North Eastern India) . In Burma he met and conducted some research into forestry and plants in the country with native botanist Chit Ko Ko.Among his collections were the first viable seed of Meconopsis betonicifolia (Himalayan blue poppy, first discovered by Pére Delavay) , Primula florindae (giant cowslip, named after his first wife Florinda, née Norman-Thompson) and Rhododendron wardii, a yellow flowered species.