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Indian plants documented for the way people actually garden — filter by what you want the plant to do, the space you have, the month you can sow and the region you are in. The result count below is live.
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.
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BaelबेलAegle marmelosA slow, tough native tree for a hot courtyard, with fruit that makes the summer sherbet.
Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.Durantaनील कांटाDuranta erectaBlue flower sprays and orange berries at once; the standard clipped Indian hedge.GiloyगिलोयTinospora cordifoliaA climbing vine of the monsoon, long used in home remedies and generous with shade.Hameliaरक्त पुष्पHamelia patensOrange tubular flowers, continuously, and the sunbirds that follow them.Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.Ixoraरुग्मिनीIxora coccineaCompact evergreen with flower heads butterflies work all morning.Kadambकदम्बNeolamarckia cadambaA fast native shade tree with scented ball flowers and city birds in it.
MarigoldगेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.NeemनीमAzadirachta indicaThe street tree of the plains; even a potted seedling supplies leaves for a pest spray.
Punarnavaपुनर्नवाBoerhavia diffusaA hardy monsoon spreader with long traditional use, easy to grow and valuable for small insects.
TulsiतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.Vana Tulsiवन तुलसीOcimum gratissimumThe wild tulsi — taller, camphor-scented and perennial where winters are mild.VasakaअडूसाJusticia adhatodaAn unfussy evergreen shrub with white throated flowers that carpenter bees work.
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