These plants, known as plietesials in the world of flowers, have protracted, irregular bloom cycles. In addition to its blooming cycle, the plant exhibits additional distinctive traits such mast seeding, supra-annual synchronized monocarpy, and gregarious flowering. When Strobilanthes reproduce once throughout their lifespan, it's referred to as mast seeding. Synchronized monocarpy suggests that a plant will only flower once in its lifespan and die after bearing fruit. Similar to this, another kurinji species called Strobilanthescuspidatus blooms once every seven years before wilting and dying. It takes seven years for the seeds to appear, develop, and bloom. The maturation time of kurinji flowers varies depending on the species. Neelakurinji grows and blooms gregariously over a period of 12 years.
The kurinji flower is a blue bell-shaped bloom with vivid colors.
blossom Referring to the river Kunthi that meanders through Kerala's Silent Valley National Park, it is known locally as Kunthiana. The lower portion of the valley, devoid of a dense tree forest, is home to kurinji flowers.
Kurinji is a bushy shrub with reddish-brown, hairless branches. The leaves have a leathery feel and are hairless. The leaves are elliptic in form and measure 6 by 3 cm.
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck made the initial discovery and description of the Strobilanthes genus in the 19th century.Journals such as Indian Forester and Journal of Bombay Natural History Society illustrate how the flowering times of Strobilathes differ throughout species.
Every species in this genus has a peculiar flowering season.
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck made the initial discovery and description of the Strobilanthes genus in the 19th century.The pattern's flowering periods range from an annual cycle of blooming to the longest, lasting 16 years! The woolly-textured flowers occur in clusters of two to five. The hairy blossoms develop in a straight line. The 3-5 cm long spikes are joined to the almost 2.5 cm long lance-shaped petals.
The plant typically grows to a height of 1,300 to 2,200 meters and reaches a height of 25 to 60 cm.
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