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Flowering & Ornamental Trees फूलदार व सजावटी वृक्ष

Complete encyclopedias for 20 flowering and ornamental trees — Gulmohar, Amaltas, Jacaranda, Kachnar, Tabebuia and more. Bloom season, garden value, height, legal status and landscaping uses across India.

20 फूलदार व सजावटी वृक्षों की complete encyclopedia — गुलमोहर, अमलतास, जकरंडा, कचनार, टबेबुइया और अधिक। Bloom season, garden value, height, legal status और landscaping uses।

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🌳 All Trees 🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees 🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees 🪵 Timber, Shade & Agroforestry Trees 🌴 Palms & Himalayan Trees

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Not protected. Some

Gulmohar / Flame Tree / Royal Poinciana

गुलमोहर / फ्लेम ट्री

Delonix regia

Gulmohar — India's most spectacular summer tree (April-July). Entire tree = orange-red fire on bare branches. Edible flowers. N-fixing. Introduced Madagascar — naturalized 150 yrs. CAUTION: brittle branches, aggressive roots 8-10m from structures.

📏 8–18 metres 📍 Pan-India below 900m — NOT native, naturalized

Gulmohar Flame Tree Orange-Red April-July

💰 Rs.200–400/cubic foot fuelwood only Full Guide →

Amaltas Golden Shower Yellow Flowers India Cassia fistula — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Not protected. NMPB

Amaltas / Golden Shower / Indian Laburnum

अमलतास / गरमाला / बहावा

Cassia fistula

Amaltas / Golden Shower — India's native yellow cascade (April-June). Thailand's National Tree! Pod pulp = Aragvadha (Ayurvedic laxative, 2,000 yr). Anti-fungal confirmed. Fragrant honey. Better urban tree than Gulmohar (native, less brittle).

📏 10–20 metres 📍 Pan-India below 1,200m — truly native unlike Gulmohar

Amaltas Golden Shower Native INDIA

💰 Rs.600–1,000/cubic foot Full Guide →

Jacaranda Blue Purple Flowers Bengaluru India Spring — PlantCare

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Jacaranda / Blue Jacaranda / Neeli Gulmohar

जकरंडा / नीली गुलमोहर / Blue Trumpet

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Jacaranda — India's ONLY blue-purple mass flowering tree (no native Indian tree has this color!). March-May lavender-blue. Bengaluru signature spring tree. NOT for Delhi/UP hot plains. Best: South India + hill stations 600-2,000m.

📏 8–15 metres 📍 South India + Himalayan hill stations — NOT hot plains (Delhi, UP)

Jacaranda Only Blue Purple India Bengaluru Signature Spring

💰 Rs.400–700/cubic foot Full Guide →

Copper Pod Yellow Gulmohar Peltophorum India Avenue Tree — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Native. Not protecte

Copper Pod / Yellow Gulmohar / Yellow Flamboyant

कॉपर पॉड / पीला गुलमोहर / राधाचूड़ा

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Copper Pod / Yellow Gulmohar — FRAGRANT (Gulmohar is scentless!). Golden-yellow 4-5 months (May-Sept including monsoon). Copper-red ornamental pods. Native South Asia. Less brittle + safer than Gulmohar. Best South Indian avenue tree.

📏 10–25 metres 📍 South India primary — tropical, NOT for cold Himalayan hill stations

Copper Pod Yellow Gulmohar FRAGRANT Unlike Gulmohar

💰 Rs.500–900/cubic foot moderate timber Full Guide →

Kachnar Bauhinia Orchid Tree Pink Purple Flowers India — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ State Tree Himachal

Kachnar / Orchid Tree / Mountain Ebony

कचनार / गुलाबी कचनार / कनियार

Bauhinia variegata

Kachnar — edible flowers + pods (Kachnar ki sabzi — beloved North Indian dish!). Bark: anti-thyroid (TPO inhibition confirmed) — goitre, lymph nodes. Orchid-like flowers Jan-April. Butterfly leaves = instant ID. HP State Tree. Pan-India.

📏 8–12 metres 📍 Pan-India including Himalayan foothills up to 1,500m — cold-tolerant

Kachnar Bauhinia Edible Flowers Pods Sabzi North India

💰 Rs.500–800/cubic foot Mountain Ebony Full Guide →

Tabebuia Pink Trumpet Tree Flowers India Bengaluru — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Not native. Not prot

Tabebuia / Pink Trumpet Tree / Rosy Trumpet

टबेबुइया / Pink Trumpet Tree

Tabebuia rosea

Tabebuia / Pink Trumpet — annual India's most viral bloom! Peak 5-7 days → ALL flowers fall creating pink carpet. Bark: beta-lapachone in Phase I/II anti-cancer trials. More cold-tolerant than Jacaranda. India's new spring festival tree.

📏 15–25 metres 📍 Pan-India below 1,200m — more cold-tolerant than Jacaranda

Tabebuia Pink Trumpet Pink Carpet 5-7 Days Peak

💰 Rs.500–900/cubic foot with natural termite resistance (lapachol) Full Guide →

African Tulip Tree Spathodea Orange Flowers India Invasive Warning — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ✅ IUCN 100 Worst Invas

African Tulip Tree / Spathodea / Fountain Tree

African Tulip Tree / नंदी फ्लेम / Fountain Tree

Spathodea campanulata

African Tulip / Spathodea — ⚠️ IUCN 100 WORST INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES! Year-round orange-red flowers. Fountain Tree (bud water squirt). Anti-malarial bark research. DO NOT plant near forest edges, Western Ghats, Andaman. Remove pods before maturity!

📏 12–25 metres 📍 Tropical India only — Kerala, Karnataka, TN, Goa, Andaman. NOT cold areas.

Spathodea IUCN 100 Worst Invasive WARNING Year-Round Orange-Red

💰 Rs.400–700/cubic foot (soft, low value) Full Guide →

Bottle Brush Callistemon Red Flowers Sunbird India Garden — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⚠️ Not native. Not prot

Bottle Brush / Crimson Bottle Brush / Callistemon

बॉटल ब्रश / कालिस्टेमन

Callistemon citrinus

Bottle Brush — India's #1 sunbird-attracting garden tree (purple sunbirds daily!). Kashmir to Kerala adaptable (-5°C frost tolerant!). Lemon-scented leaves = essential oil (bronchodilatory, mosquito repellent). Multi-season red spikes. Not invasive.

📏 3–10 metres (shrub to small tree) 📍 Pan-India Kashmir to Kerala! Extremely adaptable. Tolerates -5°C brief frost.

Bottle Brush Callistemon Sunbird Magnet #1 Garden

💰 Not commercial timber — decorative wood turning hobby use Full Guide →

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Native. Not protecte

Crepe Myrtle / Jarul / Pride of India

जारुल / प्राइड ऑफ इंडिया / क्रेप मर्टल

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Jarul / Crepe Myrtle — NATIVE India's monsoon flowering giant (June-Sept, unlike most trees). Leaves = Banaba extract (anti-diabetic GLUT4 confirmed, sold Japan/USA/Philippines). Beautiful autumn color. Premium Rs.800-1,500/cubic ft Bengal timber. NOT small ornamental!

📏 12–30 metres (large forest tree — NOT small ornamental!) 📍 Eastern India (WB, Assam, Odisha) + South India coastal — humid conditions needed

Jarul Crepe Myrtle NATIVE Monsoon Flowering June-Sept

💰 Rs.800–1,500/cubic foot premium East India timber — Bengal craftwork specialty Full Guide →

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