It’s that time of the year in Bengaluru when the city transforms into a pink paradise. Picture driving down streets with trees bursting in pink blooms or taking a casual stroll in parks surrounded by dreamy pink flowers. Instead, Bengaluru’s pink landscape owes its enchanting allure to two tree species: Tabebuia avellanedae and Tabebuia rosea. Known as pink trumpet trees, Tabebuia avellanedae and Tabebuia rosea hail from South America and were introduced to Bengaluru by British colonists. The British, with a penchant for ornamental exotic species, planted these vibrant pink trumpet trees in the city.
