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अजवाइन पत्ताअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.
आमलाआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household through winter.
बेलबेलAegle marmelosA slow, tough native tree for a hot courtyard, with fruit that makes the summer sherbet.
भृंगराजभृंगराजEclipta prostrataA low monsoon weed of wet ground, gathered for hair oil for as long as anyone remembers.
भूमि आमलाभूमि आमलाPhyllanthus niruriA tiny monsoon herb that appears in every wet pot, with fruit strung under the leaf.
ब्राह्मीब्राह्मीBacopa monnieriA creeping marsh herb happy in a wide bowl of wet soil — the one plant you cannot…
कढ़ी पत्ताकढ़ी पत्ताMurraya koenigiiA small tree that lives happily in a deep pot and gives leaves all year.
गिलोयगिलोयTinospora cordifoliaA climbing vine of the monsoon, long used in home remedies and generous with shade.
आमलाआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household in winter.
कृष्ण तुलसीकृष्ण तुलसीOcimum tenuiflorum (purple)The dark-leaved tulsi, sharper in scent and a little slower to grow than the green.
नींबूनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.
मकोयमकोयSolanum nigrumThe black nightshade of monsoon fields — a leafy green in the east, a weed elsewhere.
मंडूकपर्णीमंडूकपर्णीCentella asiaticaThe pennywort of damp corners; spreads by runners and asks for shade and moisture.
पुदीनापुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…
नीमनीमAzadirachta indicaThe street tree of the plains; even a potted seedling supplies leaves for a pest spray.
हरसिंगारहरसिंगारNyctanthes arbor-tristisWhite flowers with orange tubes that open at night and are on the ground by dawn.