There is a trend of growing plants that take a lot of care to flourish in the desert. These include tropical or subtropical plants. Some of these plants grow better in the desert than others.

Most of India’s cold arid area, 90% to be precise, is in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Spread over 80,000 square kilometres, this cold desert is shut for almost eight months in a year.

Aromatic, bulbous flowers to bloom in cold desert Ladakh. Sarfaraz Ahmed / TNN / Updated: Aug 15, 2021, 11:59 IST. Share. AA + Text Size. ... growing at a compound annual growth rate ...