When it Rains Flowers

Lucknow: Summer is the time when the trees are a splash of colour. It simply rains flowers and the ground is a carpet of yellow, red, pink and purple. Here is a quick account of the popular trees in our country. With its golden showers, the Indian Laburnum, Cassia fistula, known as Konrai and Amaltas, is the Vishu kani flower. It is said to be a favourite ornament of Lord Nataraja’s crest. Amaltas…