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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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Malabar NutअडूसाJusticia beddomeiThe southern vasaka — a shade-tolerant shrub with white hooded flowers.
Ram Tulsiराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.
LimeनींबूCitrus aurantiifoliaKagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.
GarlicलहसुनAllium sativumPlant single cloves in October and lift whole bulbs in March.
Curry Leafकढ़ी पत्ताMurraya koenigiiA small tree that lives happily in a deep pot and gives leaves all year.
Safed Musliसफेद मूसलीChlorophytum borivilianumA monsoon-flowering lily of the western hills, grown for its white tuber cluster.Indian AloeघृतकुमारीAloe veraNear-indestructible succulent for a bright sill; water only when the soil is dry through.Turmericहल्दीCurcuma longaPlant a knob of market haldi in June; harvest your own in February.GingerअदरकZingiber officinaleThe same trick as turmeric, in slightly more shade and slightly less time.Ajwain Leafअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.LemongrassगंधतृणCymbopogon citratusA clump of scented grass that mosquitoes avoid and tea drinkers cannot do without.Mandukaparniमंडूकपर्णीCentella asiaticaThe pennywort of damp corners; spreads by runners and asks for shade and moisture.KalmeghकालमेघAndrographis paniculataThe bitter herb of the monsoon — quick from seed and a reliable pot plant.MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…TulsiतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.
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