Kopou Phool is dear to every Assamese woman and the festival of Bohag Bihu can’t be imagined without the presence of this orchid

Here are 10 interesting facts to know about Kopou Phool

1. The women of Assam used this flower as a hair ornament in a hairbun and mostly it is flaunted at the time of doing Bihu dance

2. It is the state flower of Assam

3. Its English name is foxtail orchid

4. The scientific name of this flower is Rhynchostylis retusa

5. The flower is considered as a symbol of love and merriment in Assam

6. Besides India, foxtail orchids also grow in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam

7. Besides Assam, foxtail orchid is also the state flower of Arunachal Pradesh

8. The flowers grow in the late spring season and prefers indirect lighting

9. The flower has a unique foxtail like appearance as it is a raceme (unbranched flowering plant bearing short flowers along the shoots) comprising of around 100 pinkish white flowers

10. It is an epiphyte as it grows on the surface of another plant

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Kopou Phool is dear to every Assamese woman and the festival of Bohag Bihu can’t be imagined without the presence of this orchid

Kopou Phool is dear to every Assamese woman and the festival of Bohag Bihu can’t be imagined without the presence of this orchid

Here are 10 interesting facts to know about Kopou Phool

Here are 10 interesting facts to know about Kopou Phool

1. The women of Assam used this flower as a hair ornament in a hairbun and mostly it is flaunted at the time of doing Bihu dance

1. The women of Assam used this flower as a hair ornament in a hairbun and mostly it is flaunted at the time of doing Bihu dance

2. It is the state flower of Assam

2. It is the state flower of Assam

3. Its English name is foxtail orchid

3. Its English name is foxtail orchid

4. The scientific name of this flower is Rhynchostylis retusa

4. The scientific name of this flower is Rhynchostylis retusa

5. The flower is considered as a symbol of love and merriment in Assam

5. The flower is considered as a symbol of love and merriment in Assam

6. Besides India, foxtail orchids also grow in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam

6. Besides India, foxtail orchids also grow in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam

7. Besides Assam, foxtail orchid is also the state flower of Arunachal Pradesh

7. Besides Assam, foxtail orchid is also the state flower of Arunachal Pradesh

8. The flowers grow in the late spring season and prefers indirect lighting

8. The flowers grow in the late spring season and prefers indirect lighting

9. The flower has a unique foxtail like appearance as it is a raceme (unbranched flowering plant bearing short flowers along the shoots) comprising of around 100 pinkish white flowers

9. The flower has a unique foxtail like appearance as it is a raceme (unbranched flowering plant bearing short flowers along the shoots) comprising of around 100 pinkish white flowers

10. It is an epiphyte as it grows on the surface of another plant

10. It is an epiphyte as it grows on the surface of another plant

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