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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.चांदी फर्नचांदी फर्नPityrogramma calomelanosA white-backed fern that colonises damp walls and cut slopes on its own.
द्रौपदी मालाद्रौपदी मालाRhynchostylis retusaThe kopou phul of Assam — hanging foxtail sprays, and the flower of Bihu.स्टैगहॉर्नस्टैगहॉर्नPlatycerium wallichiiAn antler-shaped epiphytic fern of Assam’s forests, mounted on a board.जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.खुरखुरीखुरखुरीHydrocotyle sibthorpioidesA tiny creeping mat for the wet edge of a tub — the softest possible ground cover.नीर ब्राह्मीनीर ब्राह्मीBacopa floribundaA small creeping marsh herb for the shallow edge of a tub pond.रक्त पुष्परक्त पुष्पHamelia patensOrange tubular flowers, continuously, and the sunbirds that follow them.गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.पंचफूलीपंचफूलीLantana camaraInvasive across Indian forests — grow the sterile garden cultivars only, never the wild kind.नागमल्लीनागमल्लीRhinacanthus nasutusA small southern shrub with white flowers, long used for skin preparations.ब्राह्मी जलब्राह्मी जलHydrocotyle sibthorpioidesA creeping mat for the wet edge of a terrace pond or a bowl garden.अपराजिताअपराजिताClitoria ternateaBlue butterfly pea — a light climber that fixes nitrogen and makes blue tea.पेंटासपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.रुग्मिनीरुग्मिनीIxora coccineaCompact evergreen with flower heads butterflies work all morning.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.