Blooms of Bengaluru
Blooms of Bengaluru
Bengaluru in blush.
For a few weeks each year, pink trumpet trees soften the city into pale petals, painted roads, and quiet little pauses.
Blooms of Bengaluru
Blooms of Bengaluru
They are known for trumpet-shaped flowers, pale pink clusters, and a bloom that appears over night.
Pink Trumpet Tree, Pink Poui, Rosy Trumpet Tree, Pink Tecoma
Local garden name:Basant Rani
Scientific name:Tabebuia rosea
Flower colour:Pale Pink to purplish pink
Native region:Central and South America
The city's
pink trail
The blooms appear in pockets across Bengaluru, especially
around old roads, parks, lakes,
and residential neighbourhoods.
Bloom season
The flowers are usually seen around February and
March, though the timing shifts with weather.
A street can be green on Monday, pink by Thursday,
and petal strewn before the weekend.
Branches quiet down.
The leaves thin out.
Pink arrives.
Buds turn into soft clusters.
The street changes.
The canopy turns rosy.
Petals fall.
The pink moves from above to underfoot.
Green returns.
The tree slips back into the city.
