Explore Plants
Indian plants documented for the way people actually garden — filter by what you want the plant to do, the space you have, the month you can sow and the region you are in. The result count below is live.
Use the filters on the plant archive to narrow by goal, growing space and season. Every record carries a Hindi name, a botanical name, a care note and the months in which to sow.
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Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
PentasपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.
MarigoldगेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.Field BeanसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.Mustard GreensसरसोंBrassica junceaPeppery leaves in five weeks, and yellow flowers for the bees after.RadishमूलीRaphanus sativusA deep trough and forty days is all it asks. Thin ruthlessly for straight roots.TomatoटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.CorianderधनियाCoriandrum sativumBolts in heat, thrives in the cool months. Sow every fortnight for a steady supply.
MintपुदीनाMentha spicataGrows from a cutting in a glass of water. Keep it in its own pot — it will…
TulsiतुलसीOcimum tenuiflorumThe household holy basil — thrives in a pot, keeps pests down and brings pollinators to a balcony.
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