Butea monosperma | Flame of the Forest | Palash | Bastard Teak | 5_Seeds Diana Fritillary

Butea monosperma | Flame of the Forest | Palash | Bastard Teak | 5_Seeds Diana FritillaryThese seeds are form Butea monosperma, also known as Flame of the Forest, sacred tree, palash, and bastard teak. This tree likes to live in full sun where it can grow up to 50 feet high. The scarlet, red, orange, gold and yellow blossoms are brilliantly on display from late winter until early spring. This tree is used for many things including lumber, resin, dye, charcoal, and animal food. In India the leaves from this tree are use to make plates.

The flowers start out pink

Growing to about a foot and a half high this perennial has beautiful pink and purple flowers that resemble clitoria

Bullet Wood

it also grows well in containers where it can be protected from frost

This is the caterpillar larval host plant of the Long-tailed Skipper and Juvenals Duskywing butterflies

After the cross pollination happens

and animal food

also known as White Veronica

This is Strelitzia mandela gold

also known as Chandelier Tree

It is mildly sweet and delicious

and bean of India