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There are several types of orchid and primula, and at least two varieties of pasque flower (Pulsatilla alpina and P. vernalis). In rocky places succulents from the stonecrop family usually flower in July and August, while the showy alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum) spreads its pink or red blooms across the mountainsides any time between late June and the end of August.

Cushions of saxifrage and androsace spill over rocks, while both the meadows and rocky places have their fare share of gentians – the great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) standing upright, and perhaps most eye-catching of all, the bright blue trumpet gentian (G. acaulis) taking pride of place in the early summer.

When to go

The season for trekking and high-level walking in the Alps is dictated by the timing and amount of the previous winter’s snowfall, and the availability of accommodation – in other words when the huts are open. Most of these are staffed from mid-June until October, assuming reasonable conditions, that is.