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Arabian JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.
Bhut Jolokiaभूत जोलोकियाCapsicum chinenseThe ghost chilli of Nagaland — a genuine regional speciality, and ferocious.BougainvilleaबोगनवेलियाBougainvillea glabraThrives on being ignored — the more you neglect it, the harder it flowers.BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.Green Chilliहरी मिर्चCapsicum annuumOne plant on a sill supplies a household, and crops for two years.Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.
Indian AloeघृतकुमारीAloe veraNear-indestructible succulent for a bright sill; water only when the soil is dry through.JasmineमोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.Naga King Chilliराजा मिर्चCapsicum frutescensSmall upright fruit on a woody perennial that crops for years in the hills.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.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.Zinniaजिन्नियाZinnia elegansThe most reliable cut flower for an Indian summer terrace.