Yet another Kurinji season in Idukki; This time not Neelakurinji, …
2024年8月12日 · The Mettukurinji, scientifically known as Strobilanthes Sessilis, an endemic species to western Ghats, has made its presence felt across Kattappana, Ninth Acre and Parunthumpara. Each bloom showcases a soft, pale violet and blue hue reminiscent of the Neelakurinji, but with its own distinct charm.
Idukki hills turn blue as rare Mettukurinji blooms in district
2024年8月12日 · Tourism stakeholders note that the view of the Idukki dam reservoir and the blooming Neelakurinji in Kalyanathandu has attracted many visitors to the area near Nirmala city in Kattappana.
India's flower that blooms every 12 years - BBC
2018年10月16日 · The Neelakurinji (often shortened to ‘Kurinji’) is a Strobilanthes, which is a genus of around 350 species of flowering plants, 59 of which are spread across peninsular India.
Strobilanthes kunthiana - Wikipedia
Strobilanthes kunthiana, known as Kurinji or Neelakurinji in Tamil language and Malayalam and Gurige in Kannada, is a shrub of the bear's breeches family (Acanthaceae) that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Neelakurinji bloom: Purple paradise in Kallippara charms visitors
2022年10月13日 · Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes Kunthiana) has bloomed widely in the Kallippara hills known as Engineer Heights (Mett) which is one-and-a-half kilometers away from Kallippara in Santhanpara gram panchayat of Kerala's Idukki district on the Munnar-Kumily State Highway.
Neelakurinji flowers: Kallipara Hills in Kerala witnesses ‘rare ...
2022年10月15日 · Strobilanthes Kunthiana, also known as Neelakurinji and Kurinji in Malayalam and Tamil. In the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, a Neelakurinji shrub grows in the Shola forests. These Neelakurinji blooms are the source of the name of the Nilgiris Hills, also known as the Blue Mountains.
Once in a blue bloom: Kerala’s famed Neelakurinji set for rare …
2018年7月12日 · Munnar is home to the highest concentration of neelakurinji plants in the country — spread over 3000 hectares of rolling hills. The spectacular mass flowering of neelakurinji happens only once in 12 years — each shrub reproduces once …
Neelakurinji Blooming, Munnar, Idukki - Kerala Tourism
2007年1月1日 · Neelakurinji or 'Strobilanthes kunthiana' blooms in 40 or so varieties, a majority of them being blue in colour. 'Neela' literally translates to 'blue' and kurinji is the name given to it by the tribals of the area. Last seen in 2006, the time for viewing them begins in …
Neelakurinji blossoms again in Kerala: How to reach the spot?
2024年8月7日 · Strobilanthes kunthiana aka Neelakurinji, the blueish violet cluster flower that carpets the hills of Kerala's Idukki once every 12 years, has bloomed again in certain parts of the district.
The neelakurinji bloom is wilting with time - Mongabay-India
2021年9月27日 · The famous Neelakurinji flowered gregariously across a few hills. It soon caught the media’s attention and both tourists and local residents thronged the hills of Kotte Betta and Mandalpatti to take in the beautiful sight. After the 2018 mass flowering in Kerala, this was the first time that Neelakurinji was blooming on a large scale.