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A very common flowering plant found in Mumbai. A very good hedge plant.Flowers come in a single colour but the calyx come in huge variety of colours... pink, orange, magenta, yellow, white..

  1. Periwinkle

  2. Quisqualis

  3. Bougainvillea

  4. Mimosa
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Explanation

Bougainvillea is a popular hedge plant in Mumbai, prized for its colorful papery bracts (modified leaves) that surround tiny white flowers. The bracts come in vibrant colors - pink, magenta, orange, yellow, white - while the actual flowers are small and tubular. Periwinkle has simple flowers, Quisqualis (Rangoon creeper) has color-changing blooms, and Mimosa is sensitive to touch.

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