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कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.
जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.
धानधानOryza sativaHalf the country’s calories — and a bucket of it on a terrace teaches more than any book.
कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.
कोरलकोरलThunbergia mysorensisLong hanging chains of maroon and yellow flowers — the Mysore clock vine.
गुलाब जामुनगुलाब जामुनSyzygium jambosPale crisp fruit that smells of rose water, on a small spreading evergreen.
रोशा घासरोशा घासCymbopogon martiniiThe palmarosa of the Deccan, distilled for a rose-scented oil.
पीला बांसपीला बांसBambusa vulgarisYellow culms striped green; the ornamental clumping bamboo of Indian gardens.
अरबीअरबीColocasia esculentaBig heart leaves on a wet corner; the corm below and the leaf above both go to the…
नीर ब्राह्मीनीर ब्राह्मीBacopa floribundaA small creeping marsh herb for the shallow edge of a tub pond.
मोथामोथाCyperus alternifoliusSpokes of leaf on a green stem — the marginal plant that makes a tub read as a…
मोगरामोगराJasminum sambacA pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.
चमेलीचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe chameli of the perfume fields — long-tubed white flowers picked before dawn.
कनेरकनेरNerium oleanderPink or white flowers all year on a shrub that survives the worst urban roadside.
पीला कनेरपीला कनेरCascabela thevetiaNarrow willow leaves and yellow bells; tough, fast and equally poisonous.
रक्त पुष्परक्त पुष्पHamelia patensOrange tubular flowers, continuously, and the sunbirds that follow them.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.