10​​​​​​​ Most Pretty, Peppy Plants For Your Home Garden
Better Homes & Gardens India|December 2016

Shoo away the winter blues and light up your garden with cheery and sassy flowering plants. BHG picks its favourites.

Neha Mehta
10​​​​​​​ Most Pretty, Peppy Plants For Your Home Garden

Theodore Roethke, an American poet once said, “Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light,” True, isn’t it? When chilly, dry winds sweep away even the cheeriest of moods, bring in that extra splash of colour into your garden, window sill and balcony. We list some of the brave flowering plants that survive this harsh season like a boss and make you happy.

1 COCKSCOMB

Commonly known as wool flowers or brain celosia, this breath-taking flower belongs to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, and is extremely versatile. It has an unusual, yet elegantly shaped flower that varies in size and comes in vibrant colours (especially yellow and pink). They tend to flourish best in a sunny, bright area (that gets at least 6-8 hours of sunlight) and well-drained soil. The best time to plant it is after the last frost of the cold season and blooms from October end. Also, plant them in groups if you want to see better results rather than by themselves.

2 ANTIRRHINUM

With a wide range of species and colours like yellow, purple, white, crimson, pink and bronze to choose from, this plant resembles the face of a dragon! It is therefore also known as snapdragons. They have tall spikes of brightly coloured flowers that bloom profusely in cool weather. The flowers start blossoming at the bottom of the stalk and work their way up, making for a long period of bloom.

3 CINERARIA

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