Poinsettia Flower Found In Sikkim. No flower says Christmas like the beautiful poinsettia. The colorful bracts attract insects to the flowers and will drop after pollination.
March to May is the peak flowering season in the sanctuary. The bract are the colorful leaf like structures that grab our attention. Poinsettia flowers are actually made up of the bracts which look like petals and the tiny yellow flowers in the center called cyathia.
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12092020 Sikkim is home to around 5000 species of flowering plants 515 rare orchids 60 primula species 36 rhododendron species 11 oak varieties 23 bamboo varieties 16 conifer species 362 types of ferns and ferns allies 8 tree ferns and over 900 medicinal plants72 7 A relative of the Poinsettia locally known as Christmas Flower can be found in abundance in. 15102020 The Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary is miles ahead of its competitors in Sikkim like Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Zema in Lachen just because of its sheer variety and colours. The actual flowers are tiny and often ignored. No flower says Christmas like the beautiful poinsettia.