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BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.
ChameliचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe Spanish jasmine of the perfume trade, grown widely in the north and west.Chinese Hat Plantटोपी फूलHolmskioldia sanguineaA sub-Himalayan scrambler with brick-red bracts through the cool months.Golden Shower VineसोनबेलPyrostegia venustaCurtains of orange through the cool months on a big pergola.Harsingar ShrubसेवंतीChrysanthemum indicumThe garden chrysanthemum of the north-Indian winter, sold by the crate at Diwali.
Krishna Tulsiकृष्ण तुलसीOcimum tenuiflorum (purple)The dark-leaved tulsi, sharper in scent and a little slower to grow than the green.
MarigoldगेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.
MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…
MulberryशहतूतMorus albaFruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.PentasपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.PomegranateअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.Sorghumज्वारSorghum bicolorJowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.TomatoटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.TulsiतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.