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Flowers
The beauty of flowers is often referred in poets dreams, it's always a creative
inspiring sight. And flowers in Nepal are more than varied, due to diversity in
climate and topography. They range from tropical flowers found in the Terai to flowers
such as rhododendron that are found only above the snowline. Out of the many varieties of
flowers found in Nepal, many species of orchids and varieties of rhododendron are the
rarest and most of them are found nowhere on earth.
The Lali-Guras Festival,
the festival of rhododendron flowers, is held annually at Helambu. Lali-Guras is the
Nepalese name for the red rhododendron, and is the national flower of Nepal With all this
richness in flowers, Nepal is a flower lover's paradise. Spring and autumn are the best
seasons to be in Nepal for floricultural indulgence. Due to its richness in flowers, Nepal
is also known as the "only flower that blooms in winter".
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