Patrick Blanc looking at the giant leaves of Smilax elegantissima climbing at forest edge, Nam Cang, Sapa, Vietnam, Nov. 2017
Patrick Blanc showing the single spike inflorescence of Caryota monostachya, Nam Cang, Sapa, Vietnam, Nov. 2017
Patrick Blanc holding the single spike inflorescence of Caryota monostachya, Nam Cang, Sapa, Vietnam, Nov. 2017
Patrick Blanc observing the enlarged white sepals (calycophylls) of the small pioneer tree, Schizomussaenda henryi, Nam Cang, Sapa, Vietnam, Nov. 2017
Patrick Blanc holding the trunk of the pioneer tree, Schizomussaenda henryi, Nam Cang, Sapa, Vietnam, Nov. 2017
Patrick Blanc climbing by stormy weather to observe the dense spicate inflorescences of a Boehmeria, Igidae Park, Busan, South Korea, Oct. 2017
Patrick Blanc in front of Aster spathulifolius on vertical rocks facing the sea, Igidae Park, Busan, South Korea, Oct. 2017
Patrick Blanc observing Aster spathulifoius growing on vertical rocks facing the sea spray, Igidae Park, Busan, South Korea, Oct. 2017