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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.
नागरमोथानागरमोथाCyperus rotundusThe world’s most stubborn weed, and an aromatic tuber used for centuries.
किलमोड़ाकिलमोड़ाBerberis asiaticaA thorny yellow-wooded Himalayan shrub with blue berries and traditional root use.
हरसिंगारहरसिंगारNyctanthes arbor-tristisWhite flowers with orange tubes that open at night and are on the ground by dawn.
निर्गुंडीनिर्गुंडीVitex negundoA scrambling roadside shrub with palmate leaves and small blue flower spikes.
राम तुलसीराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.
मंजिष्ठामंजिष्ठाRubia cordifoliaA scrambling hill plant whose root gives a lasting red dye.
रीठारीठाSapindus mukorossiReetha — the washing fruit of the sub-Himalayan tract, from a good shade tree.
खसखसChrysopogon zizanioidesKhus — a grass whose roots hold a slope together and scent a summer room.
अर्जुनअर्जुनTerminalia arjunaA riverbank giant with pale bark — a campus or park tree, not a pot.
जामुनजामुनSyzygium cuminiPurple fruit in June and dense evergreen shade for the rest of the year.
आमलाआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household in winter.
नींबूनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.
कटसरैयाकटसरैयाBarleria prionitisA spiny yellow-flowered shrub of dry scrub, unbothered by heat or thin soil.
पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.
सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.Not sure where to start?
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How the library is organised
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.