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कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.
रोशा घासरोशा घासCymbopogon martiniiThe palmarosa of the Deccan, distilled for a rose-scented oil.कुंदकुंदJasminum multiflorumA soft-haired jasmine that flowers through the cool months on a low wall.चमेलीचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe chameli of the perfume fields — long-tubed white flowers picked before dawn.कनेरकनेरNerium oleanderPink or white flowers all year on a shrub that survives the worst urban roadside.पंचफूलीपंचफूलीLantana camaraInvasive across Indian forests — grow the sterile garden cultivars only, never the wild kind.
बलम खीराबलम खीराKigelia africanaMaroon night flowers on long ropes, then metre-long fruit that alarms everybody.हरसिंगारहरसिंगारNyctanthes arbor-tristisWhite flowers with orange tubes that open at night and are on the ground by dawn.पलाशपलाशButea monospermaBare branches and orange claws of flower in February — the tree that announces Holi.सेमलसेमलBombax ceibaFat red flowers on a bare grey trunk, then pods of cotton that blow down every street.पलास बेलपलास बेलButea superbaA big orange-flowered climber of central forest, dramatic on a strong pergola.मेहंदीमेहंदीLawsonia inermisThe mehndi hedge of the dry west — scented flowers and dye leaves.कांसकांसSaccharum spontaneumThe silver-plumed grass of autumn riverbanks — Durga Puja in plant form.सेमलसेमलBombax ceibaRed February cups feeding every bird in the neighbourhood at once.
अम्बाड़ीअम्बाड़ीHibiscus sabdariffa var. altissimaGrown for fibre and calyces in the west and centre; a striking tall annual.देशी कपासदेशी कपासGossypium arboreumDesi cotton — the indigenous species, hardier than the imported kinds.Not sure where to start?
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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
By seasonSowing windows for every month, so you never plant a winter green in May.
By spaceWindowsill, balcony, terrace or ground — filtered so you only see what will survive with you.
Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.