Seemal's short-lived but fragrant flowers attract birds, squirrels, and bees like magnets. Flowers bloom mostly around March / April. During this time the tree loses all its leaves. The red flowers of Seemal are cup-shaped. The surface of this beautiful flower is velvety. It has 12 cm of petals. The ovary part of the Seemal flower is covered with 1 mm long white silky hair. The flower is present in red, maroon, or sometimes white petals.