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मेहंदीमेहंदीLawsonia inermisThe mehndi hedge of the dry west — scented flowers and dye leaves.तेकोमातेकोमाTecoma stansYellow bells almost all year on a shrub that survives a forgotten terrace.कमलकमलNelumbo nuciferaThe national flower — a big tub, full sun and patience is all it takes.आकआकCalotropis giganteaHost plant for tiger butterflies — plant one and the caterpillars arrive.सफेद आकसफेद आकCalotropis proceraThe desert milkweed, smaller than gigantea and even tougher.राईमुनियाराईमुनियाLantana camaraA relentless nectar plant — and an invasive that must be kept in a pot.सूरजमुखीसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.कुल्फा फूलकुल्फा फूलPortulaca grandifloraOpens in full sun on a terrace where nothing else will survive noon.गुल-ए-बासगुल-ए-बासMirabilis jalapaOpens at four in the afternoon and self-sows itself around the garden.लाल मुर्गालाल मुर्गाCelosia argenteaVelvet crested heads that hold colour for weeks, in sun or half shade.जिन्नियाजिन्नियाZinnia elegansThe most reliable cut flower for an Indian summer terrace.रात की रानीरात की रानीCestrum nocturnumGreen by day and overpowering by night; plant it away from a bedroom window.कनेरकनेरNerium oleanderFlowers through the hottest months on almost no water. Every part is poisonous.सहजनसहजनMoringa oleiferaThe fastest useful tree there is — 3 m in a year, edible leaves and pods.कद्दूकद्दूCucurbita moschataSprawls generously and stores well; the leaves and flowers are food too.ग्वार फलीग्वार फलीCyamopsis tetragonolobaDrought-hardy bean of the west — fixes nitrogen and crops where little else will.