How often do Udumbara flowers actually blossom?
This is a plant species termed in latin FISCUS RACEMOSA , which, accordimg to buddist religion, is a holy flower and is believed to bloom every 3000 years. I am including two interesting web-siteherewith to study and find the confirmation about the religious belief. Yes, YOU might have been true saying “there is a legend”, as a biologist I know that this species is a “hard blossoming” plant species. The blooming takes place after a long interval depending on climate, humidity and ecological as well as atmospheric conditions. According to botanical or biological point of view bloming of UDUMBARA flower takes place seasonally, however the perfect blooming is not visible at all like in other flowers. This is because the flower is hidden inside a fig(ficus) Please open the links http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/… You can also read a related passage in this site….
