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Some plants produce flowers
only in summer like viola,
zinnia, purslane etc.
Find It In which season
Out do we find tulips?
Viola Zinnia Purslane
Some plants produce flowers in all seasons like rose and jasmine.
Most of the flowers bloom during the day.
Some flowers such as jasmine, queen of
the night, and night jasmine (Parijat)
bloom only at night. Flowers that bloom
at night are usually white and have a
lovely scent.
Queen of the night Jasmine
Plants such as ferns, pine and spruce
trees do not produce flowers.
Pine tree spruce tree
Trees such as mango, lychee and
orange flower only once a year.
Orange flower
Mango flower
Some plants flower only once in many years. The kurinji
flowers bloom once every twelve years. They are a vibrant
purple-blue in colour. They are mostly found in the Nilgiri
and Kodaikanal hills.
Some plants, such as bananas, produce flowers only once in
their lifetime. They die when the fruits are harvested. Kurinji
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