Plietesials

Plietesials are plants that grow for a number of years, flower gregariously (synchronously), set seed and then die.The length of the cycle can vary between 8 and 16 years. For example, the Neelakurinji plant flowers every 12 years and bloomed as expected in 2006 in the Munnar region of Kerala, India.

Plietesials

Plietesials are plants that grow for a number of years, flower gregariously (synchronously), set seed and then die.The length of the cycle can vary between 8 and 16 years. For example, the Neelakurinji plant flowers every 12 years and bloomed as expected in 2006 in the Munnar region of Kerala, India.