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कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.हरसिंगारहरसिंगारNyctanthes arbor-tristisWhite flowers with orange tubes that open at night and are on the ground by dawn.
तेजपत्तातेजपत्ताCinnamomum tamalaThe tejpatta of the sub-Himalayan tract — three-veined leaves, straight off the tree.निर्गुंडीनिर्गुंडीVitex negundoA scrambling roadside shrub with palmate leaves and small blue flower spikes.
खसखसChrysopogon zizanioidesKhus — a grass whose roots hold a slope together and scent a summer room.जंगली लेमन घासजंगली लेमन घासCymbopogon flexuosusEast Indian lemongrass, distilled in the north-east for citral oil.नींबूनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.लहसुन बेललहसुन बेलMansoa alliaceaPurple trumpet flushes twice a year, and leaves that smell of garlic when crushed.सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.सहजनसहजनMoringa oleiferaThe fastest useful tree there is — 3 m in a year, edible leaves and pods.
कढ़ी पत्ताकढ़ी पत्ताMurraya koenigiiA small tree that lives happily in a deep pot and gives leaves all year.
करेलाकरेलाMomordica charantiaA tough climber that fruits through the worst humidity of the year.अनंतमूलअनंतमूलHemidesmus indicusA slender twiner of scrub and hedges, with fragrant roots and small dark flowers.नीमनीमAzadirachta indicaThe street tree of the plains; even a potted seedling supplies leaves for a pest spray.अडूसाअडूसाJusticia adhatodaAn unfussy evergreen shrub with white throated flowers that carpenter bees work.Not sure where to start?
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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.