2. This Happens once in the span of 12 Years.
When this flower blooms it seems that the
region is covered under a violet carpet…
3. The species name of Neela Kurinji is Kunthiana has been derived from
the River Kunthi, the plant has been first described
from the locality of this river…
4. The picturesque hill station Munnar of Kerala
is home to large expanse of Neelakurinji flowers
5. Kurinji has around 300 species, out of which at
least 46 of them are found in India. Other
than the Western Ghats, the flower can also
be found in Eastern Ghats.
6. Kurinjimala Sanctuary holds the endangered species of Neelakurinji and
is situated in Kottakamboor and Vattavada villages in Devakulam Taluk,
Idukki district of Kerala State in South India.
7. In Munnar, the largest flowering of Neelakurinji
flower was at the Eravikulam national Park. The
biodiversity of this sanctuary includes other
endangered species of animals and plants
also…
8. The area was declared as a
sanctuary
in the year 2006,
by the then Kerala Forest Minister,
Benoy Visvam,
during the
Neelakurinji Fest in Munnar.
9. Now, after a span of 12 years,
The Next Bloom
which is in 2018,
September and October
these will be once again going to turn Violet…
Don’t Miss your chance to visit here.
10. Check This Link for More Information
Thankyou… Welcome to God’s Own Kerala…