Flame of Forest - 10" Grow bag

Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma), or Palash, is a hardy native deciduous tree famed for its spectacular spring flowering, when leafless branches blaze with clusters of curved, orange-red, claw-shaped flowers. The large trifoliate leaves are traditionally used as leaf plates, while the blooms yield a natural dye linked to Holi celebrations. A nitrogen-fixing legume, it thrives on poor, dry and even saline soils, making it valuable for afforestation and wasteland reclamation. Sacred and medicinal, it is both an ecological asset and a stunning ornamental across the Indian plains.

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Care guide

Uses

<p>Grown as a striking ornamental and for afforestation of dry, degraded land; flowers give a traditional Holi dye, leaves make plates, and parts are used in folk medicine and lac cultivation.</p>

Growing tips

<p>Sow seeds at the onset of monsoon and choose an open, sunny site, as it thrives on poor and dry soils where many trees fail. Be patient, as young trees grow slowly before establishing.</p>