Blazing sunshine rules nature now. Yet the Creator has not left the trees that lost their leaves in that heat without hope, but given them true beauty as a gift. With the arrival of these colourful flowers, the landscape of Bangladesh takes on a heavenly look, as though appearing before us anew, and the green countryside is dressed afresh.

This is when krishnachura sways in nature, touching the human heart from deep within. Krishnachura is very popular in our country for its leaves and its beautiful, captivating flowers. Making us forget the harshness of nature and the mechanical pace of life, it brings immeasurable peace to the mind.

It does not look at all like an ordinary rose, yet "golap" (rose) is part of its name. At this time kathgolap begins to bloom everywhere. The striking flower grows on the spreading branches of a tall tree, and its sweet scent stays even after it falls. This beautiful, fragrant flower is hugely popular in our country.

This flower looks much like the hood of a snake, which is thought to be why the tree is called nagalingam. The name may also come from the belief that snakes guard the tree's flowers. There are very few nagalingam trees in Bangladesh, but the flower's scent is extraordinary.

Walking along village paths, travellers now and then see a tree decked in red. The bright red shimul flowers that cover the tree have no fragrance, but they are beautiful. The shimul tree meets people's need for cotton: it flowers in spring, and in the month of Chaitra or Baishakh the fruit bursts open to release shimul cotton.

Source: Jagonews24. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.