This flower is Butea monosperma, locally known as Palash in West Bengal,India.In West Bengal, it is associated with Spring, especially through the poems and songs of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who likened its bright orange flame-like flower to fire. In Santiniketan, where Tagore lived, this flower has become an indispensable part of the celebration of spring. I took this photo in a roadside of Santiniketan two years ago.
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Hi @Ranjana ,
This flower is kind of unique, I have never seen something like that. Is it common only in India?
Have you ever seen something similar before @ErmesT ?
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@Sorbe This flower is a species of Butea native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lank, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and western Indonesia.Though it is not seen in all parts of India but very common here in West Bengal during Spring.
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What a beauty @Ranjana
I have made a search, to see how is a treee covered with this flowers. Amazing
Thank you for tagging me @Sorbe . This is the first time that I see this beautiful flower.
Do you have also a picture of a Tree, @Ranjana ?
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Hey @Ranjana ,
Such a beautiful flower. Me like Sorbe have never seen it! Thank you for sharing.
I am a flower lover and I really like it! Are there different colors?
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@Ivi_Ge Yes.I have seen two colours- red and this orange one.But orange one looks more beautiful than the red one.There is an yellow colour also which is rarely available.
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Thank you @Ranjana .
I have made a research on Google and saw that some of them are yellow. But you are right that the orange is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you again for sharing and I am looking forward to your future posts 
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@Ivi_Ge Thank you so much.I will post new updates soon.
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