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11 plants can be sown in June in Islands & the coast. Narrow it further by space, goal or region — or step through the months below.
Salt, wind and rain most of the year. Choose salt-tolerant species and plant a windbreak first.
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Areca NutसुपारीAreca catechuSlim palm of the wet south-west and north-east, grown in dense stands.Areca PalmसुपारीAreca catechuThe slender betel-nut palm of the wet coasts, grown in dense shaded gardens.
Black Pepperकाली मिर्चPiper nigrumThe vine that made the Malabar coast; needs a tree to climb and constant humidity.
Champaचम्पाPlumeria rubraGrows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; scents a whole terrace.CloveलौंगSyzygium aromaticumA slow evergreen of the wet south-west, harvested as unopened flower buds.CoconutनारियलCocos nuciferaThe tree the coasts are built on — water, kernel, oil, thatch and shade.Frangipani WhiteगुलचीनPlumeria albaThe white frangipani of temple gardens, tougher than the pink and just as scented.Giant Taroमान कचुAlocasia macrorrhizosEnormous upright leaves for a wet shaded corner — architecture rather than a crop.NutmegजायफलMyristica fragransTwo spices from one fruit — nutmeg and mace — on the wettest coasts.TapiocaकसावाManihot esculentaThe southern staple root — a stem cutting in June is a meal by March.YamरतालूDioscorea alataA winged-stemmed climber storing a heavy tuber under a monsoon trellis.