Tecoma flowers wither in two weeks due to hot spell

Too hot: Tecoma trees in full bloom and less than two weeks later in front of the Al-Bukhary Mosque along Jalan Langgar, Alor Setar. — G.C.TAN/The Star

ALOR SETAR: The hot spell saw flowers from some 1,000 Tecoma trees in the Kota Setar district wither within two weeks.

Most of the Tecoma trees, also known as Tabebuia trees, with thousands of white, pink and yellow flowers were in full bloom along Jalan Langgar, Jalan Stadium, Jalan Putera, Lebuhraya Darul Aman, Jalan Alor Setar-Kepala Batas, Jalan Sultanah, Jalan Kuala Kedah and the road heading to Yan two weeks ago.