Nature And Flower Lovers

Happy Holi 💐
Palash flowers or Tesu ke phool bloom in Holi season..

Flame of the Forest, battle of Plassey tree, Bengal kino, palas tree, parrot tree • Assamese: বিপৰ্ণক Bipornok, কিংশুক Kingxuk, পলাশক Palashak, পলাশ Polax • Bengali: পলাশ Palash • Garo: Bol-Aphal-Uri, Bol-Ori • Gujarati: કેસૂડો Kesudo, ખાખરો Khakhro, પલાશ Palash • Hindi: चचरा Chachra, छिऊल Chiul, ढाक Dhak, दीर्घफल Dirghphal, किंशुक Kinshuk, लाक्षावृक्ष Laksha-Vriksh, मेघनाद Meghnad, पलाश Palash, पर्णी Parni, टेसू Tesu, वक्रपुष्प Vakrapushp, वानप्रस्थ Vanaprasth • Kachchhi: કેસુડેજો ઝાડ Kesudejo Jhad, ખખર Khakhar • Kannada: ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೃಕ್ಷ Brahmavrksha, ಮುೞ್ತುಗ Muzhtuga, ಮುೞ್ತ Muzhta, ಮುತ್ತ M***a ಮುತ್ತುಗ Mutthuga, ಪಲಾಶ Palasha, ವಾತಪೋಥ ಮರ Vaatapotha Mara • Kashmiri: पलाश् Palash • Konkani: पळस Palas • Malayalam: ചമത Chamata, കിംശുകം Kinsukam, പലാശം Palasham, പ്ലാശ് Plaash • Manipuri: ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯣꯡ Pangong • Marathi: ढाक Dhak, पळस Palas • Nepali: पलाँस Palans • Odia: ବକ୍ର ପୁଷ୍ପ Bakra Pushpa, ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥ Banaprastha, ବିପର୍ଣ୍ଣକ Biparnnaka, ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ବୃକ୍ଷ Brahma Bruksha • Pali: किंशुक Kimshuka, पलाश Palasha, पालिभद्दक Palibhaddaka • Punjabi: ਛਿਛਰਾ Chhichhra, ਢਾਕ Dhak, ਕੇਂਸੂ Kesu, ਪਲਾਸ Palas • Rajasthani: छीला Chila, ढाक Dhak • Sanskrit: ब्रह्मपादप Brahmapadapa, ब्रह्मपत्त्र Brahmapattra, ब्रह्मवृक्ष Brahmavrksha • Sindhi: ڪيسۇ Kesas • Tamil: முருக்கன்மரம் Murukkan-Maram, பலாசம் Palasam, • Telugu: మోదువు Moduga, పలాశము Palasamu, రాజాదనము Raj-Adanamu, వాతపోధము Vata-Podhamu • Tibetan: མ་རུ་ཙེ Ma-Ru-Tse, ཚོས་ཤིང Tshos-Shing • Tulu: ಮುತ್ತಕ M***aka, ಪಲಾಶ Palasha • Urdu: چچرا Chachra, چهيول Chiul, ڐهاك Dhak, کنشك Kinshuk, پالاش Palash, پرني Parni, ٿيسو Tesu
Botanical name: Butea monosperma

Sita Ashok, Sorrowless tree
Botanical name: Saraca asoca   
Most legendary sacred tree of India

Happy Vasant Panchami.. Happy Valentines Day 🌹
Every year I wait for these auspicious blooms to mark this season
Common name: Buttercup tree, Yellow slik cotton tree, Golden silk cotton tree • Hindi: Galgal • Marathi: Ganeri गणेरी • Tamil: Kattupparutti • Konkani: Kondagogu • Bengali: Sonali simul • Kannada: ಅರಿಸಿನ ಬೂರುಗ Arasina buruga • Malayalam: Cempanni • Telugu: Konda gogu
Botanical name: Cochlospermum religiosum Family: Bixaceae (Annatto family)
Synonyms: Bombax gossypium, Cochlospermum gossypium, Maximilianea gossypium
Buttercup Tree is native to India, Burma and Thailand. It is a small tree growing upto 7.5 m. The bark is smooth and pale grey. It is sparsely clothed with leaves and sheds them at the height of the flowering season. The leaves appear at the tips of the branches and are palmately lobed. The flowers of the Buttercup tree are the most conspicuous part of the tree. They are large, growing upto about 10 cm, buttercup shaped and bright yellow. The stamens are orange. The flowering season is between February and April, particularly after the leaves are shed. The fruits are brown and oval shaped. They come in the form of a capsule made up of five segments. The capsule splits open to release the seeds which are embedded in the silky cotton contained within. This silky cotton is said to induce sleep when stuffed into pillows. The botanical name has the following meaning - Cochlospermum because the seed resembles a snail. Religiosum because the flowers are used as temple offerings.

Rambutan fruits fresh from my garden