The beauty of flowers -- the incredible array of wonderful colors and heavenly fragrances -- cannot fail to evoke a sense of child-like wonder in all. At this campus, a wide variety of flowers are seen -- some as bright as the sun, others as red as blood, some orange like sunset, and yet others, purple like royal robes. Flowers provide one a glimpse into the majestic artistry that nature is capable of. And there is no place better than this Amrita campus, to see this artistry, the beautiful flowers, blooming in their entire splendor ...
One may come across the enchanting hibiscus (shoe flower) bushes or one may see the orchids with their sweetly delicate petals of ephemeral shades. One may encounter colorful yellow trumpet trees with green foliage and flower clusters that almost lend a green-yellow hue to the sky above. Chandeliers of yellow flowers hanging from the golden shower tree, big and showy orange-red flower clusters of the African tulip tree, cool and fragrant flowers of Champak, these are yet more wonders one may behold ...
The flowers attract a large number of insects, butterflies, bees and wasps, bringing additional beauty and life to the campus. It is not rare to see squirrels scampering around the Indian screw trees or a bird-of-paradise, with its shocking orange blooms, resting on a tree's branches. The Alexandrian laurel tree that bears medicinally-valuable flowers; even the wayside weeds under one's feet have beautiful flowers ...
Over 180 varieties of flowers adorn the foothills of the Western Ghats. Our flowers database provide a glimpse into several of these numerous blossoms ...