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चांदी फर्नचांदी फर्नPityrogramma calomelanosA white-backed fern that colonises damp walls and cut slopes on its own.हंसराजहंसराजAdiantum philippenseFan-shaped leaflets on black wiry stalks — the fern of a shaded bathroom window.
द्रौपदी मालाद्रौपदी मालाRhynchostylis retusaThe kopou phul of Assam — hanging foxtail sprays, and the flower of Bihu.संचारीसंचारीDendrobium nobileCane orchid of the eastern hills, flowering along last year’s bare canes.स्टैगहॉर्नस्टैगहॉर्नPlatycerium wallichiiAn antler-shaped epiphytic fern of Assam’s forests, mounted on a board.खुरखुरीखुरखुरीHydrocotyle sibthorpioidesA tiny creeping mat for the wet edge of a tub — the softest possible ground cover.कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.
गुलाब जामुनगुलाब जामुनSyzygium jambosPale crisp fruit that smells of rose water, on a small spreading evergreen.पीला बांसपीला बांसBambusa vulgarisYellow culms striped green; the ornamental clumping bamboo of Indian gardens.रक्त कमलरक्त कमलNymphaea rubraThe deep red night-flowering lily of eastern tanks and temple ponds.मान कचुमान कचुAlocasia macrorrhizosEnormous upright leaves for a wet shaded corner — architecture rather than a crop.मोथामोथाCyperus alternifoliusSpokes of leaf on a green stem — the marginal plant that makes a tub read as a…मुसैंडामुसैंडाMussaenda frondosaOne enlarged white sepal per flower, so the whole shrub reads as pale bracts.नील कांटानील कांटाDuranta erectaBlue flower sprays and orange berries at once; the standard clipped Indian hedge.पंचफूलीपंचफूलीLantana camaraInvasive across Indian forests — grow the sterile garden cultivars only, never the wild kind.कुंदाकुंदाTabernaemontana divaricataThe chandni — pinwheel white flowers, glossy leaves and constant flowering in shade.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.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.