Alor Setar blossoms with tecoma – but it’s not like before

Pink beauty: A tecoma tree in full bloom at Jalan Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar.

ALOR SETAR: Japan may have its sakura flowers but this town has its own pink and white flowers.

Unlike the blooms of the cherry trees that reached their peak last week, the tecoma flowers here blossom twice a year – once in early February and then, in April.