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हंसराजहंसराजAdiantum philippenseFan-shaped leaflets on black wiry stalks — the fern of a shaded bathroom window.
तेजपत्तातेजपत्ताCinnamomum tamalaThe tejpatta of the sub-Himalayan tract — three-veined leaves, straight off the tree.
अडूसाअडूसाJusticia gendarussaA dark-stemmed shrub of the wet coasts with traditional joint-pain uses.सीता अशोकसीता अशोकSaraca asocaThe true ashoka — orange flower clusters on a small shade-loving tree of wet forest.तिमूरतिमूरZanthoxylum armatumTimur — the numbing hill pepper of the eastern Himalaya, on a thorny shrub.जंगली लेमन घासजंगली लेमन घासCymbopogon flexuosusEast Indian lemongrass, distilled in the north-east for citral oil.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.पिपलीपिपलीPiper longumA creeping pepper of the eastern and southern forests, with catkin-like spikes.कपूर कचरीकपूर कचरीHedychium spicatumA Himalayan ginger relative with scented white flowers and aromatic rhizomes.
मकोयमकोयSolanum nigrumThe black nightshade of monsoon fields — a leafy green in the east, a weed elsewhere.चिरायताचिरायताSwertia chirayitaAn intensely bitter Himalayan herb of mid-altitude meadows, slow and particular.तगरतगरValeriana jatamansiA hill herb of stream banks with aromatic roots and heads of small white flowers.भृंगराजभृंगराजEclipta prostrataA low monsoon weed of wet ground, gathered for hair oil for as long as anyone remembers.हल्दीहल्दीCurcuma longaPlant a knob of market haldi in June; harvest your own in February.अदरकअदरकZingiber officinaleThe same trick as turmeric, in slightly more shade and slightly less time.Not sure where to start?
Answer three questions on the home page — your region, your space and your goal — and we will name two plants to sow this month.
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.