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Neelakurinji blooms after 12 years!

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 Neelakurinji As their are so many varieties of amazing and  unique flowers  all around the world that one can't stop wondering and exploring about them.  So, here we are going to check out some interesting facts about a wonderful variety of blossoms!  Have you ever watched these blue blossoms during your vacations in the parts of South India? These are Neelakurinji flowers, as known in the local language of Tamil people. The flowers are known as Neelakurinji because of their appearance where 'Neela' means blue and 'kurinji' means flower. The scientific name of this flower is Strobilanthes kunthiana, also known as Kurinji by the Tamilians. It is a shrub with a height of 30-60 cm, which mainly grows in the Shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala. These blue flowers are also found in some regions of Eastern Ghats - ldduki district, Palakkad, Karnataka, Agali hills and Sanduru Hills in Bellary. There are about 33 varieties of Kurinji flower in Ooty, the Queen...

World's most rarest flower!!

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  World's rarest flower Flowers are a wonderful gift to this earth. No one hates flowers as they deliver a smile on everyone's face. But there are many species of flowers which are unknown to many of us. So, here is the rarest flower in the world. Middlemist Red Camellia  Middlemist Red Camellia  is   the world's rarest flower as now only two examples are there in the world. One is there in a garden of New Zealand and the other one is in a greenhouse in Britain, actually came from China. In June, gardens are open for the public however they have to wait until next springs to see the middlemist's blooms. " Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes.” –  Clare Ansberry Botanist John Middlemist brought this flower from China to London in 1804 and that's why it is named after him.  Since it has been completely wiped out in China, the plant remained barren for years in Britain and has started blooming recently a few...