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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.

द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaकिलमोड़ाकिलमोड़ाBerberis asiaticaA thorny yellow-wooded Himalayan shrub with blue berries and traditional root use.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaलेह बेरीलेह बेरीHippophae rhamnoidesA cold-desert shrub of Ladakh, nitrogen-fixing and vitamin-dense.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaसदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.लहसुनलहसुनAllium sativumPlant single cloves in October and lift whole bulbs in March.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisरतनजोतरतनजोतAlkanna tinctoriaA dry-hill root used to colour oil a deep red; slight above ground, tough below.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisचिरायताचिरायताSwertia chirayitaAn intensely bitter Himalayan herb of mid-altitude meadows, slow and particular.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisतगरतगरValeriana jatamansiA hill herb of stream banks with aromatic roots and heads of small white flowers.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisजटामांसीजटामांसीNardostachys jatamansiThe spikenard of the high Himalaya, aromatic-rooted and strictly a mountain plant.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.इसबगोलइसबगोलPlantago ovataA slight winter annual of dry western fields, grown for the husk of its seed.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.अजवाइनअजवाइनTrachyspermum ammiA winter annual of the north-west, grown for the thyme-scented seed.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisकुटकीकुटकीPicrorhiza kurroaA high-altitude Himalayan herb — only worth trying in the hills, and only from nursery stock.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisपुदीनापुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…राम तुलसी (राम तुलसी), Ocimum basilicumतुलसीतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.राम तुलसी (राम तुलसी), Ocimum basilicumकृष्ण तुलसीकृष्ण तुलसीOcimum tenuiflorum (purple)The dark-leaved tulsi, sharper in scent and a little slower to grow than the green.

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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.