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6 plants can be sown in April in Islands & the coast. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
Salt, wind and rain most of the year. Choose salt-tolerant species and plant a windbreak first.
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Champaचम्पाPlumeria rubraGrows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; scents a whole terrace.Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.Frangipani WhiteगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.
PapayaपपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.