- Sputnik International, 1920
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Rare Neelakurinji Flowers That Blooms Once Every 12 Years Blossom in Parts of India – Photos

CC BY 2.0 / NAVANEETH KISHOR / Blooms only once in 12 years, Neelakurinji is a must in every traveller's bucket-list.
Blooms only once in 12 years, Neelakurinji is a must in every traveller's bucket-list.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.08.2021
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The rare flower usually blooms between July and November before slowly dying. Aside from being ornamental, it also has medicinal properties.
 
Southern parts of India, including the state of Tamil Nadu and the Kodagu and Madikeri hills in Karnataka, have been treated to the rare sight of blooming Neelakurinji flowers – which in some cases only blossom once every 14 years. 
The Neelakurinji shrub – aka Strobilanthes kunthiana – has 250 varieties and blooms at varied times; between every five to 14 years. This type of plant is known a "plietesial," meaning it dies after a single bloom. 
​This flower is native to the Western Ghat region of India. 
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