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Ajwain Leafअजवाइन पत्ताPlectranthus amboinicusThick scented leaves on a succulent stem; one plant fills a windowsill pot for years.
AmaranthचौलाईAmaranthus tricolorThe monsoon green that grows itself — heat-proof, rain-proof, ready in a month.
AmlaआमलाPhyllanthus emblicaFeathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household through winter.BaelबेलAegle marmelosA slow, tough native tree for a hot courtyard, with fruit that makes the summer sherbet.BananaकेलाMusa acuminataA single sucker in a corner gives shade, cooking leaves and, in time, fruit.BhringrajभृंगराजEclipta prostrataA low monsoon weed of wet ground, gathered for hair oil for as long as anyone remembers.Bhumi Amlaभूमि आमलाPhyllanthus niruriA tiny monsoon herb that appears in every wet pot, with fruit strung under the leaf.Brahmiब्राह्मीBacopa monnieriA creeping marsh herb happy in a wide bowl of wet soil — the one plant you cannot…
Chinese Hibiscusगुड़हलHibiscus rosa-sinensisFlowers nearly all year in a warm city, and sunbirds find it within a week.
Curry Leafकढ़ी पत्ताMurraya koenigiiA small tree that lives happily in a deep pot and gives leaves all year.Durantaनील कांटाDuranta erectaBlue flower sprays and orange berries at once; the standard clipped Indian hedge.False AshokaअशोकMonoon longifoliumThe narrow green column planted along every Indian driveway and boundary wall.Field BeanसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.GiloyगिलोयTinospora cordifoliaA climbing vine of the monsoon, long used in home remedies and generous with shade.GuavaअमरूदPsidium guajavaThe most forgiving fruit tree for a small Indian garden or a big pot.Hameliaरक्त पुष्पHamelia patensOrange tubular flowers, continuously, and the sunbirds that follow them.