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जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.
मोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.आँकड़ाआँकड़ाLeptadenia pyrotechnicaA leafless broom-like desert shrub that fixes sand and feeds camels.गुड़हलगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.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.मेहंदीमेहंदीLawsonia inermisThe mehndi hedge of the dry west — scented flowers and dye leaves.
गन्नागन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.तेकोमातेकोमाTecoma stansYellow bells almost all year on a shrub that survives a forgotten terrace.
पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.गुलचीनगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.आकआकCalotropis giganteaHost plant for tiger butterflies — plant one and the caterpillars arrive.सफेद आकसफेद आकCalotropis proceraThe desert milkweed, smaller than gigantea and even tougher.राईमुनियाराईमुनियाLantana camaraA relentless nectar plant — and an invasive that must be kept in a pot.सूरजमुखीसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.कुल्फा फूलकुल्फा फूलPortulaca grandifloraOpens in full sun on a terrace where nothing else will survive noon.Not sure where to start?
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How the library is organised
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.