May has been unusually hot this year in Pune with no signs of summer showers. Yet the trees seem to be loving the heat.
Especially the Delonix regia of the Caesalpiniaceae family. Better known as the Gulmohor or the Mayflower.
Presently the tree is in an leafless stage and it is fully covered with flowers. The tree blazes red or orange-red and surprisingly this colour is actually soothing even in the brilliant daylight.
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| The tree beckons from a distance. The full post is here. |
The fading flowers lay a carpet for us to walk on and demand anyone stepping on it to look up at the glorious red canopy above.
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| A Red Carpet! |
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| The inflorescence |
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| Unsually shaped flowers |
Why walkers, even those in vehicles will be distracted by the flowers glowing in the sunlight. Definitely can be a hazard so one has to be careful to keep eyes on the road!
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| The flowers glow in the early morning sunshine! A big distraction indeed! This tree from my cycling route. |
I am sure you have seen the Mayflower in your city!
I am joining Parul in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!
That red carpet and unusually shaped flowers are fabulous!
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Thank you Pradeep Nair!
ReplyDeleteThese trees aren't hardy enough for where I live in the Northeast United States but I hope to see one in bloom in person one day (I think they can grow in Florida). They are so beautiful!
ReplyDelete@Alana yes,maybe the Mayflower grows in Florida. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWow! Beautiful flowers! And the shape of the tree is nice, too!
ReplyDeleteFabulous tree.
ReplyDeleteLove the gulmohar, I have heard this grows very fast! Beautiful flowers, colour and love the way it just branches out in every which way! Hopping over from the A-Z!
ReplyDelete@Deepa Thanks for stopping by! 🙏🏻
DeleteLove the gulmohar! Beautiful colour, and flowers! Love the way it branches out in every which way! Hopping over from the A-Z!
ReplyDelete@JoAnna Thank you! 😃
ReplyDelete@Linsartyblobs Thank you! 🙏🏻
ReplyDeleteBeautiful click Archana, love this orange beauty:)
ReplyDeleteLovely pics and I also love Gulmohar. Thanks for sharing these from Pune. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you @Angela!
ReplyDelete@Parul Thank you! Happy to participate in TTL!
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