What is the name of the flower that blossoms once in 12 yrs and is grown on nilgiri mountains ?

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What is the name of the flower that blossoms once in 12 yrs and is grown on nilgiri mountains ?
its neelakurunji as it blossoms in niligiris


it is violet


it blossoms in Munnar of Kerala


it blossomed last in the year 2006
Reply:The Latin name is Strobilanthes kunthiana and the common name is the neelakurinji . This one is famous for its 10- 12 year spaced mass blooming. They last bloomed in 2006


http://flickr.com/photos/harisankar/2952...


http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2317/s...


http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/13/stori...


http://flickr.com/photos/medhekar/267666...


Another in the same family of plants is the lavender karvy flower (Strobilanthes callosus) that are also found to bloom on the Nilgiris but can have a shorter bloom cycle. Periods range from 4-8 in some regions up 10 - 12 years. They bloomed this year.


http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/...


http://www.indiamike.com/india/attachmen...


http://flickr.com/photos/plantscape/2792...
Reply:The Kurinji-flower