I have a tree right next door. It was my mom who pointed out that in full bloom it looks like a tree on fire of a fiery orange. I missed it though. Might not be here next year. sic
Gulmohar and Flame of the forest look pretty similar from a distance and seem to light up dreary summers when they begin blooming. We have a couple in our colony and I love watching the trees begin to burst with color. I’ll pray that you get to see it next year. 🙂
I was also confused. Though both those trees are distinctively different only if you look closely. But what we have over here is just one flame of the forest among the many gulmohar scattered around.
Hi Svetlana. Am glad you liked the post. ‘Things of beauty are a joy forever’ – true, isn’t it? Splashes of nature’s colors sure make my day. I hope we continue seeing each other around.
Hi there! I just googled that and it turns out that you are indeed right. In India, we have different names for it – Palash, Dhak, Keshu etc. Shakespeare’s quote comes to mind – What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But, your comment makes me mindful of the fact that I need to keep my readers in mind while captioning/tagging my pictures. So, a big thanks for that.
Beautiful colours.
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Thanks for the comment and for passing by.
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I have a tree right next door. It was my mom who pointed out that in full bloom it looks like a tree on fire of a fiery orange. I missed it though. Might not be here next year. sic
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Gulmohar and Flame of the forest look pretty similar from a distance and seem to light up dreary summers when they begin blooming. We have a couple in our colony and I love watching the trees begin to burst with color. I’ll pray that you get to see it next year. 🙂
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I was also confused. Though both those trees are distinctively different only if you look closely. But what we have over here is just one flame of the forest among the many gulmohar scattered around.
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What a beautiful shot.Palash blazing in summer afternoons are just so poetic and quintessentially Indian.Loved this post.
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Hi Svetlana. Am glad you liked the post. ‘Things of beauty are a joy forever’ – true, isn’t it? Splashes of nature’s colors sure make my day. I hope we continue seeing each other around.
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I hope so too Vibha.
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That looks like the flower from an African Tulip Tree. Am I right, or do you know?
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Hi there! I just googled that and it turns out that you are indeed right. In India, we have different names for it – Palash, Dhak, Keshu etc. Shakespeare’s quote comes to mind – What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But, your comment makes me mindful of the fact that I need to keep my readers in mind while captioning/tagging my pictures. So, a big thanks for that.
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Hi Vibha, thank you for visiting my blog 🙂 this is such a spectacular image! Truly Beautiful .
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Glad you liked it Pallavi.
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Lovely shot!
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Thank you so much.
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