Kalimpong
Kalimpong is one of India's most important orchid and gladioli export centres and exploring its famous flower nurseries is a uniquely delightful thing to do here. Nurseries like Udai Vilas Nursery and Universal Nursery have thousands of rare orchid varieties, exotic cacti, and subtropical blooms spread across their terraced gardens. It is an intensely fragrant, colourful experience that you will not find anywhere else in the Indian Himalayas.
Most nurseries are open by 8 AM — visit on a weekday morning when it is quieter and owners are more likely to share knowledge about their rarest specimens.