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जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.
कलमी सागकलमी सागIpomoea aquaticaGrows on water or wet mud and crops every fortnight through the monsoon.कमल ककड़ीकमल ककड़ीNelumbo nucifera (rhizome)The same lotus, grown in deep mud for the crisp rhizome of the Kashmiri kitchen.
गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.मोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.अजोलाअजोलाAzolla pinnataA floating fern that fixes nitrogen — fertiliser and fodder that grows itself.
राम तुलसीराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.गन्नागन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.कुमुदिनीकुमुदिनीNymphaea nouchaliA cement tub of still water becomes a dragonfly habitat in one season.कमलकमलNelumbo nuciferaThe national flower — a big tub, full sun and patience is all it takes.रुग्मिनीरुग्मिनीIxora coccineaCompact evergreen with flower heads butterflies work all morning.रजनीगंधारजनीगंधाAgave amicaBulbs planted in March give heavily scented white spikes through the monsoon.लाल मुर्गालाल मुर्गाCelosia argenteaVelvet crested heads that hold colour for weeks, in sun or half shade.सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.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.