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What can I grow now?

27 plants in the library can be sown in March. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.

द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaमोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaबोगनवेलियाबोगनवेलियाBougainvillea glabraThrives on being ignored — the more you neglect it, the harder it flowers.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaचम्पाचम्पाPlumeria rubraGrows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; scents a whole terrace.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.चिनारचिनारPlatanus orientalisThe plane tree of Kashmir, planted for four centuries and unmistakable in autumn.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaगुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaलाल मुर्गालाल मुर्गाCelosia argenteaVelvet crested heads that hold colour for weeks, in sun or half shade.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.देवदारदेवदारCedrus deodaraThe Himalayan cedar — a slow, magnificent, cold-climate conifer.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaगुलचीनगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaमेहंदीमेहंदीLawsonia inermisThe mehndi hedge of the dry west — scented flowers and dye leaves.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaगुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaपदमपदमPrunus cerasoidesPink blossom in November, out of season by every other measure — the hill wild cherry.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.पांगरपांगरAesculus indicaBig palmate leaves and white flower candles in the western Himalayan valleys.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaमोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaकनेरकनेरNerium oleanderFlowers through the hottest months on almost no water. Every part is poisonous.राम तुलसी (राम तुलसी), Ocimum basilicumकृष्ण तुलसीकृष्ण तुलसीOcimum tenuiflorum (purple)The dark-leaved tulsi, sharper in scent and a little slower to grow than the green.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaलेडी स्लिपरलेडी स्लिपरPaphiopedilum insigneA pouched terrestrial orchid of the eastern Himalaya, cool-growing and slow.