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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.
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Kodo MilletकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.Proso MilletचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.
Lasodaलसोड़ाCordia myxaSticky green fruit for the Rajasthani pickle jar, on a tough small tree.Indian Gooseberry Treeआंवला वृक्षPhyllanthus indofischeriThe wild amla of the southern hills, smaller-fruited and tougher than the orchard kind.Wild Date PalmखजूरPhoenix sylvestrisThe sap palm of Bengal and the Deccan, tapped in winter for nolen gur.
Water Chestnutसिंघाड़ाTrapa natansSinghara — a floating annual grown in ponds and tanks across the north and east.
KerकेरCapparis deciduaA leafless thorny desert shrub with scarlet flowers and pickling berries.GundaगूंदाCordia myxaLasoda — sticky green fruit pickled across Rajasthan and Gujarat.Date Palm WildखजूरPhoenix sylvestrisThe wild date of the plains, tapped for gur and fruiting freely.Tamarind Leaf SorrelगोंगुराHibiscus sabdariffaThe gongura of Andhra kitchens — sour leaves and later, calyces for sherbet.Roselleअम्बाड़ीHibiscus sabdariffa var. altissimaGrown for fibre and calyces in the west and centre; a striking tall annual.Kenafमेस्ताHibiscus cannabinusA fibre hibiscus of eastern India, quick and very tall.Cluster FigगूलरFicus racemosaFigs in bunches straight off the trunk, feeding birds, bats and monkeys.Khejriखेजड़ीProsopis cinerariaThe tree of the Thar — Rajasthan’s state tree, feeding people and stock in drought.MahuaमहुआMadhuca longifoliaCentral India’s most important livelihood tree — flowers, oil and shade.Sweet OrangeमौसंबीCitrus sinensisMosambi — a grafted tree in a big tub crops well in the west and centre.
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