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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.हंसराजहंसराजAdiantum philippenseFan-shaped leaflets on black wiry stalks — the fern of a shaded bathroom window.
अडूसाअडूसाJusticia beddomeiThe southern vasaka — a shade-tolerant shrub with white hooded flowers.नागमल्लीनागमल्लीRhinacanthus nasutusA small southern shrub with white flowers, long used for skin preparations.अडूसाअडूसाJusticia gendarussaA dark-stemmed shrub of the wet coasts with traditional joint-pain uses.
राम तुलसीराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.पिपलीपिपलीPiper longumA creeping pepper of the eastern and southern forests, with catkin-like spikes.
नींबूनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.
कढ़ी पत्ताकढ़ी पत्ताMurraya koenigiiA small tree that lives happily in a deep pot and gives leaves all year.सफेद मूसलीसफेद मूसलीChlorophytum borivilianumA monsoon-flowering lily of the western hills, grown for its white tuber cluster.घृतकुमारीघृतकुमारीAloe veraNear-indestructible succulent for a bright sill; water only when the soil is dry through.भूमि आमलाभूमि आमलाPhyllanthus niruriA tiny monsoon herb that appears in every wet pot, with fruit strung under the leaf.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?
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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.