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गुलमेहंदीगुलमेहंदीImpatiens balsaminaA monsoon annual of verandah pots, with seed pods children cannot leave alone.नील ऑर्किडनील ऑर्किडVanda coeruleaThe blue vanda of Meghalaya — tessellated flowers, and protected in the wild.चम्पाचम्पाPlumeria rubraGrows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; scents a whole terrace.संचारीसंचारीDendrobium nobileCane orchid of the eastern hills, flowering along last year’s bare canes.द्रौपदी मालाद्रौपदी मालाRhynchostylis retusaThe kopou phul of Assam — hanging foxtail sprays, and the flower of Bihu.गुलचीनगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.
मान कचुमान कचुAlocasia macrorrhizosEnormous upright leaves for a wet shaded corner — architecture rather than a crop.कपूर कचरीकपूर कचरीHedychium spicatumA Himalayan ginger relative with scented white flowers and aromatic rhizomes.कमलकमलNelumbo nuciferaThe national flower — a big tub, full sun and patience is all it takes.कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.रक्त कमलरक्त कमलNymphaea rubraThe deep red night-flowering lily of eastern tanks and temple ponds.कुमुदिनीकुमुदिनीNymphaea nouchaliA cement tub of still water becomes a dragonfly habitat in one season.