Kurinji blooms at Kallippara near Santhanpara
Kurinji bloom

SANTHANPARA (Idukki District, Kerala), October 14, 2022. Thousands of people are visiting Kallippara near here to see a spread of kurinji flowers.

The kurinji species Strobilanthes kunthiana (original citation kunthianus) blooms gregariously once in 12 years. The bloom may last a few weeks in an area as the buds open up bunch after bunch. The species flowers between July and November in different localities. This time flowering has been reported from Chikkamangaluru in Karnataka also.

The flowering at Kallippara is taking places on hills about a kilometre away from the Munnar-Kumily State highway. One has to walk a km or two to reach the destination as the road is not pliable for ordinary vehicles.

The authorities have warned visitors against trampling plants or plucking the flowers.


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