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Detailed explanation-1: -The Neelakurinji flowers that blossom once in many years have turned the green patches of hill stations in Chikkamagaluru into purple-blue, thus attracting hundreds of visitors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Known as Kurinji or Neelakurinji in Malayalam and Tamil meaning ‘blue flower’, it is a shrub that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. This plant flowers during the months of September–October.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nearly 5800 species of flowering plants occur here of which 56 genera and 2100 species are endemic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Purple Flowers names list Salvia Fuchsia Clematis Foxglove Bellflower Lavender Iris Clematis Verbena Aster Purple Flowers names with Pictures Salvia Salvia is a genus of flowering plants grown in gardens and fields all over the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -The scientific name of the flower is Strobilanthes kunthiana. It is locally known as ‘’Neelakurinji” and gets its name from its blue hue. “Neela” means blue, while “kurinji” is the local name for the flower. In fact, the Nilgiri Hills, which translates to blue mountains, has these flowers to thank for its name.