Starting March through April till May, Kochi is festooned with flowers.
Amid high rises and along the backwaters, between compound walls, treetops break out in a rash of colours.
From flaming orange to soft lilac, shocking pink and golden yellow, thetrees that seem to have existed forever, suddenly spring to life.
Cassia Fistula (kanikonna) and gulmohar(with reddish-orange flowers) are the most commonly seen.
The African Tulip, popularly known as the “flame of the forest”, too blooms abundantly in addition to bougainvillea in multiple colours.