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गन्नागन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
अंजीरअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.अनारअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.
सोनबेलसोनबेलPyrostegia venustaCurtains of orange through the cool months on a big pergola.पेंटासपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.सेवंतीसेवंतीChrysanthemum indicumThe garden chrysanthemum of the north-Indian winter, sold by the crate at Diwali.सूरजमुखीसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.जलकुंभी फूलजलकुंभी फूलTropaeolum majusEdible flowers and leaves, and a magnet that pulls aphids off your vegetables.सदाबहारसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.हरा प्याज़हरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.लहसुनलहसुनAllium sativumPlant single cloves in October and lift whole bulbs in March.प्याज़प्याज़Allium cepaGrown from sets or seedlings; needs depth, sun and patience.
गेंदागेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.चमेलीचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe Spanish jasmine of the perfume trade, grown widely in the north and west.ज्वारज्वारSorghum bicolorJowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.चनाचनाCicer arietinumA winter pulse that also gives the sour green leaf of the north.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.