Jacarandes

Updated: 6 days ago Flowers are the easiest way to identity a tree I feel. So let’s start recognising trees which are in bloom now. Jacarandas flooding the roads of our lovely Bangalore. It is a joy to walk on the streets as the wind sways down these beautiful light flowers on our cars, our bags…

Elephant Apple Flower

Dillenia indica, commonly known as is a species of Dillenia native to southeastern Asia, from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southwestern Cåhina (Yunnan) and Vietnam, and south through Thailand to Malaysia and Indonesia. Botanical Name : Dillenia indica Common Name : elephant apple or chulta, Location : Lalbagh Date : 8.8.18 It is…

Pride of Burma

Botanical Name : Amherstia nobilis Common Name : Pride of Burma Location : Nursery Siddahapura road Date : 21.3.19 Pride of Burma is a tropical tree with exceptionally beautiful flowers. It is also known as the Orchid Tree, a name otherwise reserved for members of the genus Bauhinia. The extravagant flowers are seen hanging from…

Banana flower

Botanical Name: musa velutina Common Name : hairy banana or pink banana Family : Musaceae Place : Lalbagh, Jayanagar Date : 17.6.18 There are always flowers for those who want to see them – Henri Matisse I have been watching this flower almost for a week now. The first shoot of the flower was in a beautiful pink,…

Cockspur Coral Tree

Botanical Name : Erythrina crista-galli Common Name : Cockspur Coral Tree Location : lalbagh Date : 12.4.2018 Tree height : 5 ft to 27 ftFruit : The tree’s fruit is a legume, a dry pod a few centimeters in length derived from a single carpel and contains about 8-10 chestnut-brown bean-shaped seeds. Colour of flour…