• The lotus is the national flower of Indialotus image by M3Dia Solution from Fotolia.com
  
  India is a nation of extraordinary climatic variety, from the heights of the Himalayas to seacoasts and rainforests. Given also its great range of temperate areas, one finds a diversity of flowers and richness of beauty that are worth the price of a trip by themselves. In addition to natural beauty, some flowers, like the lotus, have religious or cultural significance. Others, like the orchid, have become famous for their unusual forms and are cultivated domestically worldwide.
  
  

Lotus

• The lotus is the national flower of India and maybe the most famous, too. It grows on water, the floating leaves providing a platform for a lovely blossom of pink. It is often used in depictions of the Buddha.
  
  

Blue Sage

• Blue sage, despite it's herbal name, has no scent. Its blue flowers grow from spine-like branches that can reach a height of 6 feet and has its origins in the Himalayan mountains. It is a perennial and does well with abundant light.
  
  

Wayti

• Wayti is a shrub that flowers rarely, only every seven years. The blooms are conical in shape and usually light violet or blue in color, in symmetrical spikes emanating from a central stem.
  
  

Orchids

• Orchids are another rare and lovely flower found in India. Famous for their blossoms of extraordinary shapes, they are epiphytes, growing on host plants without adversely affecting the host, as a parasite does. Orchids are primarily found in tropical forests and are popular but difficult domestic plants.
  
  

Firespike

• Firespike are striking plants with flowers of hot pink that stretch out in trumpet-like form from a central stem. The almost fluorescent blooms attract even more color and beauty in the form of butterflies and hummingbirds.
  
  

Mal Karvy

• A plant with a papery and delicate flower native to India, Mal Karvy sports a medium purple blossom. Classified as a shrub, the flowers can reach about 3 inches long. It is a perennial that can reach over 6 feet in height.