Beautiful pink bunches belonging to the Tabebuia family. 18 and I fondly refer to them as blossoms. If you see one in full bloom you will know why, instantly. Flowers of this family appear in colonies. A single flower (right) never appears alone - they appear in a bunch to give the view of a larger flower (pic on the left). The tree looks amazing.
This is a South American tree and every summer all the newspapers carry a story about them without fail. Even with all the digging, metro construction, dust and traffic the Bangalore trees just continue to grow and spread their cheer all around.
Name: Tabebuia rosea .The wiki on Tabebuia also calls it Tabebuia impetiginosa or Pink Ipê. I think it refers to a similar tree (tabebuia with pink flowers) that blooms during the winter months. Will try and confirm this.
Where: Bangalore - roads, parks, footpaths. Krishna Rao park has at least 3 of the tabebuia family trees with yellow, pink and white flowers.
When: February - March. By beginning of April the flowering season ends.
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