Flowers of Bangladesh

Flowers are cspecial gifts of nature. They please us with their colour, smell, beauty and charm. Almost every season in Bangladesh brings in its own wealth of flowers. There are various kinds of flowers in our country. We don't know even the names of them all. They differ in size and colour.

Some are large cand some are small, some are white and some are red, some are pink and some are yellow. There are flowers that smell sweet while some others are scentless. Some flowersa are linked for their beauty, while some others are linked for both beauty and scent. The best known flowers of Bangladesh are the rose, the lotus, the marigold, the champa, the gandharaj, the jasmine, the tagor, the jui, the bakul, the beli, the chameli, the kamini, the sheuli, the hasnahena, the lily etc. The rose is largely grown in all parts of the country. It is called the queen of flowers. The gandharaj is well-known for its sweet scent. The marigold has a bright colour and a strong smell. The beli, the jui, the chameli and the champa are all nice flowers. The kamini spreads its fragrance over a vast area. The bakul has a sweet scent. The sheuli has a snow-white colour. The krishnachura, the karabi and the palash bloom on big trees. They all grow in clusters and are scentless. The hasnahena and the rajanigandha give out their amell at night. The water lily also blooms at night and for its beauty and plenty it is our national flower. Nature has adorned our land with the most charming flowers and has made us lovers of flowers. Such a beautiful land is rare in the world.