
In a concrete jungle like ours, the onset of pink, purple & white blossoms on our trees is a welcoming sight to behold. Who knew our roadside trees could look this beautiful?
Present Day Singapore - Pinks Credit: JRK
Tabebuia Rosea, That's Their Name!
Tabebuia, comes from the Brazilian Indian name for a species in the genus, and the species name, rosea, is for the color of the flowers – a pale to dark pink.
Commonly known as Pink Trumpet Tree or Savannah Oak, these trees have been blossoming after 27 days of drought in our country. For those who have spotted the pattern, you got it spot on - the Pink Trumpet Tree flowers are commonly associated with the dry season.
Found all over the world from Hawaii to India, the tree is said to flower mainly in January and February, though this is probably the grandest blossoming we’ve seen of this commonly-found tree.
It Can Heal You
The Maya once considered these trees sacred and used them as medicine to heal. The inner bark of trumpet trees has been used for centuries in folk remedies in the tropical Americas. This powerful botanical medicine is known for healing a wide range of illnesses because of its ability to restore the immune system.
Preparations of the bark are consumed to eliminate intestinal parasites, malaria and uterine cancer. A boiled concoction of its flowers, leaves and roots has been used to reduce fevers and pain, cause sweating, to treat tonsil inflammation and various other disorders.
Well, we are not saying you should start gathering the tree's flowers and bark for medicine... Perhaps only when you are left with no choice but to!
Pink Trumpet Trees: Strength & Beauty
The wood of the Pink Trumpet Trees family signify strength & beauty. Other species of the Tabebuia family stay standing strong and tall even when dead, and have been used as beams in Panama till date since 400 years ago.
Cherry Blossoms in Oregon, US.
Appreciate our Pink Trumpet Trees and the spectacular views they over while the blossoms stay as these views parallel the once found in Japan & South Korea during their Sakura season.
Snap some photos!* Watch out for birds like tanagers, hummingbirds and orioles while doing so - they love the Pink Trumpet Tree flowers almost as much as we do!
Where To Find Them
If you are one of those people who hasn't caught on to the fact that trees islandwide have become (literally) giagantic bouquets of flowers, you gotta start look skyward while being on the streets! Put away your smartphone and look up (and around). That's the only way to appreciate what's around us.
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Do you love nature and think you have a knack for gardening? Put those green thumbs to work and learn to plant a pineapple!
*Snapped a photo? Share it on our Streetdirectory Photo Page - We Love To Shoot! Learn from other fellow photographers & get your works of art recognised!
sources: Wikipedia, Ntsavanna