In hills once can’t miss the rhododendron blooms at this time of year . Of all its species, only rhododendron arboreum is a tree rest are shrubs. Locally known as Buransh.
It’s state tree of Uttarakhand & state flower of Nagaland.
The state flower of Himachal Pradesh is Pink Rhododendron, which is locally known as ‘Gulabi Buransh’. It is originally a native of Asia and a rare type of rhododendron that is found close to the tree line in high ranges below Prashar Lake, Mandi.