How to Prune and Propagate Night Blooming Jasmine (Raat ki Rani) for More Flowers Night Blooming Jasmine ( Cestrum nocturnum ) is one of those plants that can transform an ordinary balcony into a fragrant evening garden. During warm weather, its small greenish-white flowers release a powerful fragrance after sunset. However, this fast-growing shrub can become difficult to manage in a container. You may have noticed long, thin branches spreading over the balcony railing, fewer flowers than expected, or a plant that produces plenty of green leaves but very few fragrant flower clusters. Sometimes, an older Raat ki Rani looks attractive for a few weeks during its flowering season and then becomes an untidy collection of long branches. Regular pruning can help solve these problems. It encourages branching, removes damaged growth and helps maintain a compact shape. Healthy branches removed during pruning can also be used to propagate new plants through stem cuttings....
Chinese Money Plant Care in India: How to Grow a Bushy Pilea Peperomioides The Chinese Money Plant is one of those houseplants you remember the moment you see it. Its round, coin-shaped leaves sit on long, slender stems and almost look as if they are floating in the air. Because of those unusual leaves, it has picked up several other names, including Pancake Plant, UFO Plant, Coin Plant, and Friendship Plant. The name Friendship Plant is especially fitting because a healthy mother plant can produce plenty of small baby plants. Once those pups appear around the base, you can separate them and share them with friends or grow a whole collection of your own. A lot of Chinese Money Plant care advice online is written for homes in the US or Europe. Growing one in India is a little different. Our summer heat, humid monsoon weather, occasional hard water, and different indoor conditions can all affect how often you need to water and where you should keep the plant. So this guide focuses o...