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हंसराजहंसराजAdiantum philippenseFan-shaped leaflets on black wiry stalks — the fern of a shaded bathroom window.
लेडी स्लिपरलेडी स्लिपरPaphiopedilum insigneA pouched terrestrial orchid of the eastern Himalaya, cool-growing and slow.नील ऑर्किडनील ऑर्किडVanda coeruleaThe blue vanda of Meghalaya — tessellated flowers, and protected in the wild.संचारीसंचारीDendrobium nobileCane orchid of the eastern hills, flowering along last year’s bare canes.खुरखुरीखुरखुरीHydrocotyle sibthorpioidesA tiny creeping mat for the wet edge of a tub — the softest possible ground cover.जपाजपाHibiscus syriacusA hardier deciduous hibiscus for the hills, flowering through the monsoon.चीलचीलCallistemon citrinusRed brushes of stamens on drooping branches; a hardy naturalised garden tree.
चुलीचुलीPrunus armeniacaThe chuli of Ladakh and Kinnaur — blossom in April, fruit and kernel oil by July.पदमपदमPrunus cerasoidesPink blossom in November, out of season by every other measure — the hill wild cherry.पांगरपांगरAesculus indicaBig palmate leaves and white flower candles in the western Himalayan valleys.चिनारचिनारPlatanus orientalisThe plane tree of Kashmir, planted for four centuries and unmistakable in autumn.मंजिष्ठामंजिष्ठाRubia cordifoliaA scrambling hill plant whose root gives a lasting red dye.बुरांशबुरांशRhododendron arboreumBuransh — scarlet trusses across the mid-Himalaya in March.देवदारदेवदारCedrus deodaraThe Himalayan cedar — a slow, magnificent, cold-climate conifer.टोपी फूलटोपी फूलHolmskioldia sanguineaA sub-Himalayan scrambler with brick-red bracts through the cool months.कचनारकचनारBauhinia variegataOrchid-like flowers in February, and buds that go into the north-Indian kitchen.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.