One of the rarest flowers in the world usually blooms every 12 years – and now it’s blooming. Neelakrinji, or Strobilanthes kuthians, is a beautiful lilac that begins its blooming season after August.

Neelakurinji is a shrub with a 12-year life cycle. It blooms once during its life, and once it blooms, the plant dies. Seeds from dead trees will return to the tree and lie dormant for nearly a year. Finally, they grow, bloom for a magical two-month period and then die again, starting the cycle again.

Unfortunately, the Indian state of Kerala, where these flowers bloom, has experienced some of the “worst central flooding” in August, The Atlantic reported. More than 400 people died in floods and more than 1 million people were displaced by the disaster in the southwest region of the country.

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Due to devastating floods and rains, access to the flower fields is limited. The weather forced many people to cancel their trips to Mυппar, where, as one local newspaper reported, “numerous people come here every day” to see the flowers bloom.

“People are requested to avoid night travel in hilly areas and those visiting Mυпппar in Idυkki to get a glimpse of ‘Neelakυriпji’, a flower that bloomed in the Western ghats 12 years ago, should refrain from visiting this place,” said chief minister Pinпarayi Vijayanп told Manпorama on October 3.

Officials believe landslides and flooding are a potential risk to visitors in the area, which prompted the site to be canceled and will remain in place until the following years.

However, some brave flower lovers have made their way to the hills where rare flowers are found and share their tactics on social networks so that the world can see these rare flowers.