Blue poppies, the national flower, that once grew in abundance at paro has been severely depleted in recent years. The society feels that the depletion is because of plundering by people from neighbouring districts with particular interest in gardening.
Small holes left in the flowering area indicated that people had been digging up these plants according to the society. The society fears that this species might be wiped out totally from Chelela. However, no research has been done and the society does not know the implications it might have on the ecosystem.