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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.
127 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
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…नील कांटानील कांटाDuranta erectaBlue flower sprays and orange berries at once; the standard clipped Indian hedge.पंचफूलीपंचफूलीLantana camaraInvasive across Indian forests — grow the sterile garden cultivars only, never the wild kind.कुंदाकुंदाTabernaemontana divaricataThe chandni — pinwheel white flowers, glossy leaves and constant flowering in shade.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.
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