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Arabian JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.BougainvilleaबोगनवेलियाBougainvillea glabraThrives on being ignored — the more you neglect it, the harder it flowers.
ChinarचिनारPlatanus orientalisThe plane tree of Kashmir, planted for four centuries and unmistakable in autumn.Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.
Krishna Tulsiकृष्ण तुलसीOcimum tenuiflorum (purple)The dark-leaved tulsi, sharper in scent and a little slower to grow than the green.SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.TuberoseरजनीगंधाAgave amicaBulbs planted in March give heavily scented white spikes through the monsoon.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.Wild ApricotचुलीPrunus armeniacaThe chuli of Ladakh and Kinnaur — blossom in April, fruit and kernel oil by July.Zinniaजिन्नियाZinnia elegansThe most reliable cut flower for an Indian summer terrace.