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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.
PomegranateअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.
Golden Shower VineसोनबेलPyrostegia venustaCurtains of orange through the cool months on a big pergola.PentasपेंटासPentas lanceolataFlat clusters of small stars that butterflies can actually land on.SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.Nasturtiumजलकुंभी फूलTropaeolum majusEdible flowers and leaves, and a magnet that pulls aphids off your vegetables.VincaसदाबहारCatharanthus roseusFlowers every day of the year and asks for nothing. Indigenous to the deccan.ChameliचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe Spanish jasmine of the perfume trade, grown widely in the north and west.Spring Onionहरा प्याज़Allium fistulosumRegrows from the root end of a shop-bought bunch — the cheapest crop there is.Onionप्याज़Allium cepaGrown from sets or seedlings; needs depth, sun and patience.
MarigoldगेंदाTagetes erectaCompanion-planting workhorse: keeps nematodes down and feeds bees all season.Sorghumज्वारSorghum bicolorJowar — drought-hardy grain and fodder in one, on almost no inputs.French Beanफ्रेंच बीनPhaseolus vulgarisBush beans for winter troughs; pole kinds for a balcony net.Field BeanसेमLablab purpureusThe winter sem of the plains, purple-flowered and heavy-cropping on a fence.TomatoटमाटरSolanum lycopersicumOne good plant in a 40 cm pot out-yields four crowded ones. Stake it early.BrinjalबैंगनSolanum melongenaA long-season crop that rewards a big pot and steady feeding.
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