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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।

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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.

मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisसिंघाड़ासिंघाड़ाTrapa natansSinghara — a floating annual grown in ponds and tanks across the north and east.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.गोंगुरागोंगुराHibiscus sabdariffaThe gongura of Andhra kitchens — sour leaves and later, calyces for sherbet.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.अम्बाड़ीअम्बाड़ीHibiscus sabdariffa var. altissimaGrown for fibre and calyces in the west and centre; a striking tall annual.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.बेरबेरZiziphus mauritianaThe fruit of the dry west, cropping where irrigation is impossible.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.आमलाआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household in winter.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaकरौंदाकरौंदाCarissa carandasA thorny hedge shrub that gives pickling fruit and keeps animals out.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaफालसाफालसाGrewia asiaticaSmall sour-sweet berries in May, from a shrub that shrugs off a Delhi summer.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.शहतूतशहतूतMorus albaFruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.अंजीरअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.अनारअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.नींबूनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.मौसंबीमौसंबीCitrus sinensisMosambi — a grafted tree in a big tub crops well in the west and centre.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.आमआमMangifera indicaThe tree the subcontinent is organised around; a grafted plant fruits in four years.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.अमरूदअमरूदPsidium guajavaThe most forgiving fruit tree for a small Indian garden or a big pot.

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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.