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Indian plants documented for the way people actually garden — filter by what you want the plant to do, the space you have, the month you can sow and the region you are in. The result count below is live.
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.
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Resurrection FernसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.
Malabar Glory LilyकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.Lemon Grass Palmarosaरोशा घासCymbopogon martiniiThe palmarosa of the Deccan, distilled for a rose-scented oil.Nut GrassनागरमोथाCyperus rotundusThe world’s most stubborn weed, and an aromatic tuber used for centuries.Indian Screw Treeमरोड़फलीHelicteres isoraTwisted screw-shaped pods on a scrub shrub of the dry deciduous forest.
SandalwoodचंदनSantalum albumThe scented heartwood tree of the southern Deccan — a hemiparasite that needs a host.Night JasmineहरसिंगारNyctanthes arbor-tristisWhite flowers with orange tubes that open at night and are on the ground by dawn.Snake Jasmineनागमल्लीRhinacanthus nasutusA small southern shrub with white flowers, long used for skin preparations.Indian BeechबीजाPterocarpus marsupiumA large deciduous tree of the Deccan, tapped traditionally for its red kino gum.Neem-leaf Chaste Treeनिर्गुंडीVitex negundoA scrambling roadside shrub with palmate leaves and small blue flower spikes.ShikakaiशिकाकाईSenegalia rugataA thorny southern climber whose pods have washed hair for centuries.VetiverखसChrysopogon zizanioidesKhus — a grass whose roots hold a slope together and scent a summer room.KaranjकरंजMillettia pinnataGlossy-leaved and salt-tolerant, with seed oil once used in every lamp.Indian RosewoodबीजाPterocarpus marsupiumA deccan hardwood whose bark and heartwood have long traditional use.Arjunअर्जुनTerminalia arjunaA riverbank giant with pale bark — a campus or park tree, not a pot.JamunजामुनSyzygium cuminiPurple fruit in June and dense evergreen shade for the rest of the year.
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