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जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.मोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.अजोलाअजोलाAzolla pinnataA floating fern that fixes nitrogen — fertiliser and fodder that grows itself.मेहंदीमेहंदीLawsonia inermisThe mehndi hedge of the dry west — scented flowers and dye leaves.गन्नागन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.तेकोमातेकोमाTecoma stansYellow bells almost all year on a shrub that survives a forgotten terrace.पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.गुलचीनगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.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.रुग्मिनीरुग्मिनीIxora coccineaCompact evergreen with flower heads butterflies work all morning.रजनीगंधारजनीगंधाAgave amicaBulbs planted in March give heavily scented white spikes through the monsoon.जिन्नियाजिन्नियाZinnia elegansThe most reliable cut flower for an Indian summer terrace.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.