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Nepal's national flower isn't grown in a garden bed — it's a forest tree that turns entire hillsides red for about six weeks a year, and the bloom…
By Laxman Rawal · Sep 6, 2026
Most countries pick a national flower that fits in a vase. Nepal picked a tree that can grow over 18 metres tall, covers entire mountain ranges, and for a few weeks each spring turns whole hillsides the colour of fresh blood from a distance. It's called lali…
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What this means for you If the forest itself is the point, not just the mountain views, aim for the last week of March into the first two weeks of April — the window when Poon Hill's mid-altitude forest is at peak red and the higher passes are usually still…
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