Came across these purple blooms in the forest hills of Kakkabbe-Nalnad. They appear to be a Karun Kurinji flowers Strobilanthus lupulina .
Syn Strobilanthes heyneanus
(The famed Nila-kurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana flowers are by nature plietesials - blooms once in 12 years. )
Native Shrub
Habitat Forest hills, forest path,
Place: Betweeen Kakkabbe-Nalnad and Thadiandamol, coorg, Part of western ghats, Karnataka
Date: Sep 03 2009
Regards
Raghu |