Scientific name: Cordia sebestena
Also known as Scarlet cordia has originated from West Indies. It is a small tree, grows upto 25 feet. This is one of the most beautiful trees on account of its attractive flowers. The leaves are ever green and heart shaped. The dark orange, two inches wide flowers appear in clusters at branch tips. It attracts butterflies and bees. Before opening up, the flower buds themselves are a beauty to watch. A few days before while passing through the road leading to District Magistrate Office of Mysore, i just noticed a bunch of attractive orange flowers. But for want of time i could not stop. I returned a week later, in the morning of 11th September, 2011 and took the photograph of this flower.
