Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.
Elsewhere in Russia’s coldest region desperate authorities spike clouds to induce rain and tame wildfires.
Omsk region emergency services said number of wildfires is seven to ten times above the ‘norm’.
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.