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दो सौ साठ भारतीय पौधे, उसी तरह दर्ज किए गए जैसे लोग असल में बागवानी करते हैं — जगह के हिसाब से, मौसम के हिसाब से, और आप पौधे से क्या चाहते हैं उसके हिसाब से।
Use the filters on the plant archive to narrow by goal, growing space and season. Every record carries a Hindi name, a botanical name, a care note and the months in which to sow.
16 plants match your filters Answer three questions on the home page — your region, your space and your goal — and we will name two plants to sow this month.Filters3 on
संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.
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.अपराजिताअपराजिताClitoria ternateaBlue butterfly pea — a light climber that fixes nitrogen and makes blue tea.राईमुनियाराईमुनियाLantana camaraA relentless nectar plant — and an invasive that must be kept in a pot.पेंटासपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.चांदनीचांदनीTabernaemontana divaricataNeat glossy shrub with pinwheel white flowers; the easiest good hedge there is.गुल-ए-बासगुल-ए-बासMirabilis jalapaOpens at four in the afternoon and self-sows itself around the garden.जिन्नियाजिन्नियाZinnia elegansThe most reliable cut flower for an Indian summer terrace.सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.
गेंदागेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.
तुलसीतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.
पुनर्नवापुनर्नवाBoerhavia diffusaA hardy monsoon spreader with long traditional use, easy to grow and valuable for small insects.
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