Seeing fiery orange-red flowers blooming on leafless trees this spring? That tree is Palash.
When trees bloom heavily, dense clusters appear on bare branches, the landscape glows orange
This is where Palash gets the name ‘flame of the forest’
Across India, palash is also lovingly known as 'tesu', the flower once used to make holi colours before chemical pigments took over
Its curved petals resemble a parrot’s beak
With bold shape and blazing colour, these fiery blossoms have long inspired floral prints on textiles.

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