It should be seen by everybody.” “It spends all its energy for the success of flowering and fruiting. In ecological terms, that's like yesterday.”Kodaikanal, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, hosted a two-day gathering earlier this summer to raise awareness about the loss of Neelakurinji and its habitat, and to urge state governments to establish and preserve more national parkland.N. #feetdotravelYup. The Neelakurinji flowers, meaning the blue Kurinji flowers, are found abundantly when in bloom in the Western Ghats of South India in the Nilgiri Hills, meaning the blue hills.

The Kurinji flowers are one more in the species of rare flowers that bloom once every 12 years. Learn about places to see Neelakurinji. But sometimes you can even spot this blue blossom at the side of the road. Please don’t be one of those horrible people.

The rare, purple-blue Neelakurinji flower is so beautiful that when it carpets the hillsides, "you fall in love." Munnar is a breathtaking destination any time of the year. Great information on … The image shown in the question is nothing but a genus of Sea Snails. A rare flower that blooms every 12 years is sweeping the hills in southern India ... a unique botanical phenomenon that occurs only once every 12 years. Are you planning a trip to witness this bloom? This makes it on par with travelling for things like eclipses!


“Neelakurinji is safe in the national parks.

If anything happens to the ecology of the Western Ghats, it affects reproduction and thereby the future of Augustine recently published a book on the 64 species of “The big surprise was how recently this change had taken place,” says co-author Milind Bunyan of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology. Keep your eyes open for this bloom all around.Nature is our responsibility. More about us Update: We visited Munnar in October 2018 and here's a Update: We visited Munnar in October 2018 and here's a “When you see it, you fall in love.”Their historic legacy is enshrined as early as the 1st century in poems of the Now mostly confined to Eravikulam’s protected reserve, the shrub and its rare flowerings have disappeared from much of the region. However, it flowers on a reliable cycle, and it is said that the native Paliyan tribes used the plant to keep track of their ages. Love how the flowers look along the hillside plus amazing how they bloom once every 12 years. But this blooming makes it even more special which translates to more crowds. In the past, visitors have harmed the habitat by picking the flowers and littering the forests with plastic. The second planting will bloom, then go to seed. I have never heard of this before … and no wonder if it only blooms every 12 years! Year 3: Seeds from 1st planting of biennials will sprout and just grow foliage. The best place to see the bloom is at the Eravikulam National Park. The shola forests of the western ghats bathe in shades of blue and purple between the months of July and October.
Start more seeds or seedlings to bloom next year.

Kurinji was once abundant at 5,000 to 8,500 feet in the “Neelakurinji's mass blooming is a kind of reproductive mega big bang,” says Jomy Augustine, head of the botany department at St. Thomas College in Palai, Kerala. “The biggest change was in 1993 to 2003. Thanks for sharing!

Can´t believe you can see it only once in 12 years, would love to see in person!

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The corpse flower is one of the largest flowers in the world and only blooms about once every decade. I might not be able to make this timeframe but definitely worth a trip!I’ve never heard of those flowers before but they are so awesome!!!

How remarkable, thank.you so much for sharing. Take back only memories and photographs. Love how the flowers look along the hillside plus amazing how they bloom once every 12 years. 2020 National Geographic Partners, LLC. Botanists have recorded the earliest blooming of this gorgeous blue flower as early in 1838.

Great information on the plants’ relationship with the locals. ... they flower. Beautiful, purplish-blue flowers that carpet the hillsides of “A single flower doesn't matter, but taken together, in a wide area, it's a romantic scene,” says G. Rajkumar, a founder of the Save Kurinji Campaign Council. 46 of these species are found in India. Strobilanthes Kunthianus or the Neelakurinji is a flower that blooms once in 12 years. This picture has been circulating in social media stating that it’s a flower which blooms once in 50 years and it is called “Sankhupushpam”.

But only the affluent can visit them. Rare Omkara Flower Found in Himalayas, Grows Once in 50 Years: Facts The protected area of Kurinjimala Sanctuary in Kottakamboor and Vattavad , houses and conserves the Kurinji plant under the Save Kurinji Campaign Council. The fact that they bloom only once every 12 years make it even more special.We are two nerdy souls who are either wandering the world or playing video games in their pyjamas. This reminds us of a similar story in past showing a rare Omkara flower in Himalayas which allegedly grows once in 50 years. If you were thinking of Neelakurinji last bloomed in 2006.



Indian Flower That Blooms Every 12 Years Under Attack. Scientific name "Strobilanthes kunthiana" of 250 species, 46 species of them are available in India. Besides the Western Ghats, you can also witness the blooming at the Shevroys in the Eastern Ghats, and the hills of Anamalai and Agali.While most tour operators have already started advertising their Neelakurinji blooming season packages, you can do it yourself from Munnar. Year 4: From here on, some plants will be going to seed and other flowering every year. All rights reserved