This Region In India Which Has A Flower That Blooms Only Once In 12 Years
Imagine waiting 12 whole years just to witness a single bloom. It is quite as dramatic as it sounds. In the Western Ghats, a rare flower blooms only once in a decade and some change—the Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana).
This breathtaking purple-blue flower carpets the rolling hills of Munnar, Kerala, and select parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, turning the landscapes into a scene straight out of a fairy tale.
The Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is a rare plant endemic to the Western Ghats, especially the hills of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Derived from the Tamil words neela (blue) and kurinji (flower), the…
