Care guide Blooms most of the yearBougainvillea glabra
Handles Noida summers and flowers heavily. Ideal over gates and terrace railings.
Full sun Sparingly once established
Flowering Plants Flowering Plants
Ixora (Rukmini)
Ixora coccinea
Dense clusters of red, yellow and pink flowers on a neat shrub. A favourite for hedges and balconies.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Every 2 days in summer
- Season
- Blooms Apr to Nov
- Beginner friendly
Sizes and prices vary with stock. Ask on WhatsApp or see it in person at Sector 76.
Care guide
Keeping your Ixora happy.
Written for Noida's climate. Questions after you take it home? Send us a photo on WhatsApp.
Care notes for every plantSunlight
Full to partial sun, at least 4 to 6 hours.
Through the seasons
Flowers through summer and the monsoon. Cold winter nights yellow the leaves, so shelter it near a wall.
Comfortable at 12–42°C
Care steps
- It likes slightly acidic soil, so mix in compost and used tea leaves.
- Yellow leaves with green veins mean it needs iron. Feed chelated iron.
- Trim lightly after each flush of flowers to keep it compact.
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