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जल सलादजल सलादPistia stratiotesA floating rosette that shades a tub and starves the algae — but a weed if it escapes.कलमी सागकलमी सागIpomoea aquaticaGrows on water or wet mud and crops every fortnight through the monsoon.कमल ककड़ीकमल ककड़ीNelumbo nucifera (rhizome)The same lotus, grown in deep mud for the crisp rhizome of the Kashmiri kitchen.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.कुमुदिनीकुमुदिनीNymphaea nouchaliA cement tub of still water becomes a dragonfly habitat in one season.कमलकमलNelumbo nuciferaThe national flower — a big tub, full sun and patience is all it takes.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.