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7 plants in the library can be sown in May. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.

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BiodiversityFlowers & beautyGrow foodHerbs & healing
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Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaChampaचम्पाPlumeria rubraGrows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; scents a whole terrace.Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaCrown Flowerसफेद आकCalotropis proceraThe desert milkweed, smaller than gigantea and even tougher.Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaFrangipani WhiteगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaLotusकमलNelumbo nuciferaThe national flower — a big tub, full sun and patience is all it takes.Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaMilkweedआकCalotropis giganteaHost plant for tiger butterflies — plant one and the caterpillars arrive.Tree Tomato (तमरिल्लो), Solanum betaceumPoi Saagपोई सागBasella albaA thick-leaved climbing spinach that thrives in the worst of the monsoon heat.Foxtail Orchid (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaWater LilyकुमुदिनीNymphaea nouchaliA cement tub of still water becomes a dragonfly habitat in one season.