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दो सौ साठ भारतीय पौधे, उसी तरह दर्ज किए गए जैसे लोग असल में बागवानी करते हैं — जगह के हिसाब से, मौसम के हिसाब से, और आप पौधे से क्या चाहते हैं उसके हिसाब से।
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.
49 plants match your filters Answer three questions on the home page — your region, your space and your goal — and we will name two plants to sow this month.Filters2 on
सुपारीसुपारीAreca catechuThe slender betel-nut palm of the wet coasts, grown in dense shaded gardens.
वनीलावनीलाVanilla planifoliaA climbing orchid that must be hand-pollinated flower by flower, at dawn.
काली मिर्चकाली मिर्चPiper nigrumThe vine that made the Malabar coast; needs a tree to climb and constant humidity.
पुन्नागपुन्नागMesua thwaitesiiA tall wet-evergreen tree of the southern Ghats, red-flushed in new leaf.
सीमा कटहलसीमा कटहलArtocarpus altilisBig lobed leaves and starchy fruit; a coastal tree of Kerala and the islands.
मान कचुमान कचुAlocasia macrorrhizosEnormous upright leaves for a wet shaded corner — architecture rather than a crop.
गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.
पीला गुलमोहरपीला गुलमोहरPeltophorum pterocarpumYellow flower spires and copper seed pods; the summer partner to the gulmohar.
नागकेसरनागकेसरMesua ferreaGlossy drooping new leaves in pink, then white flowers with a gold centre.
अडूसाअडूसाJusticia gendarussaA dark-stemmed shrub of the wet coasts with traditional joint-pain uses.
विलायती सिरसविलायती सिरसAlbizia samanAn enormous umbrella crown of ferny leaves that folds shut before rain.
कोकमकोकमGarcinia gummi-guttaMalabar tamarind — the sour rind of Konkan and Kerala cooking.
गोलपातागोलपाताNypa fruticansA creeping tidal palm of eastern deltas, roofing houses and sweetening sap.
केतकीकेतकीPandanus tectoriusA stilt-rooted coastal pandan that holds sand against the sea.
सरूसरूCasuarina equisetifoliaThe coastal shelterbelt tree of the east and south — fast and salt-proof.
ताड़ताड़Borassus flabelliferTamil Nadu’s state tree — sap, fruit, leaf and timber from one palm.
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