Bengaluru residents chase Tabebuia blooms with new interactive pink tree tracker

• Bengaluru residents are using a new interactive pink tree tracker, Bengaluru Bloom (Blrbloom.com), to locate and track Tabebuia blooms.
• The platform maps over 20,000 Tabebuia trees using BBMP census data and community-contributed bloom reports.
• Users can explore an interactive map, spot blooms, upload photos, and mark bloom stages, turning the fleeting phenomenon into a citywide scavenger hunt.
• Lalbagh, Indian Institute of Science campus, Cubbon Park, Jayanagar 4th Block, and Indiranagar's 100 Feet Road are top pink hotspots.
• The blooms are triggered by the dry spell at the end of winter, just before summer showers.