Plants by Features & Uses

Portulaca, or moss rose, is a low-growing succulent annual that revels in heat, sun and dry conditions where most flowers wilt. Its fleshy, needle-...

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is one of the most popular and forgiving houseplants worldwide. It forms dense clumps of arching, grass-like le...

Prosopis cineraria, known as Shami or Khejri, is a small to medium thorny tree native to the arid and semi-arid regions of India, especially the Th...

Portulaca, or moss rose, is a low-growing succulent annual that revels in heat, sun and dry conditions where most flowers wilt. Its fleshy, needle-...

The Money Plant, or Pothos, is India's most popular and forgiving houseplant, loved for its glossy heart-shaped leaves and cascading vines. Native ...

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a tall, clumping aromatic grass with a fresh citrus fragrance, grown widely in India for culinary and herbal us...

Jasminum auriculatum, the juhi or needle-flower jasmine, is a scrambling, twining shrub grown across India for its small, white, intensely fragrant...

The Snake Plant, formerly Sansevieria, is one of the toughest and most popular indoor plants, prized for its striking, sword-like upright leaves ba...

Peperomia obtusifolia, the baby rubber plant, is a compact, easy-care houseplant with thick, glossy, rounded leaves on upright stems. Its semi-succ...

Parijat (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis), known as Harsingar or Shiuli, is a much-loved small tree native to the Indian subcontinent and steeped in mytho...

Monstera adansonii, the Swiss Cheese Vine, is a fast-growing trailing aroid prized for its heart-shaped leaves riddled with natural holes (fenestra...

Mogra, or Arabian Jasmine, is one of India's most loved fragrant shrubs, cherished for its small, waxy, pure-white flowers that release an intoxica...

Lucky Bamboo is not a true bamboo but a Dracaena, prized as a symbol of good fortune in Feng Shui and vastu. Native to Central Africa, it features ...

Lemon (Citrus limon) is a compact, thorny evergreen citrus tree valued for its tangy, juicy fruit and intensely fragrant white blossoms. Ever-beari...

Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis) is a versatile evergreen conifer grown for its dense, aromatic foliage and adaptable form, which ranges from ...

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a hardy perennial of the mint family with soft grey-green heart-shaped leaves and spikes of small white-to-lilac flowers...

Aralia (Polyscias fruticosa), commonly called Ming Aralia or Parsley Aralia, is a graceful evergreen shrub prized for its finely divided, fern-like...

Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) is a low, spreading herbaceous perennial grown for its sweet, fragrant red berries. In India it thrives in cool-seas...

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, formerly Rosmarinus officinalis) is a fragrant evergreen Mediterranean shrub with needle-like aromatic leaves used to ...

Pandanus amaryllifolius, popularly called pandan or fragrant screwpine, is a tender tropical herb-like shrub grown for its long, strap-shaped, glos...

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, known as Flaming Katy, is a popular flowering succulent prized for its long-lasting clusters of tiny four-petalled blooms ...

Haworthia cymbiformis, the Cathedral Window Haworthia, forms tidy rosettes of plump, boat-shaped pale-green leaves with translucent windowed surfac...

The Damascus Rose (Rosa damascena) is a classic old-world rose famed for its intensely fragrant, soft-pink, double blooms. In India it is the backb...

Bougainvillea is a vigorous, sun-loving climber famous for its dazzling masses of papery bracts in shades of magenta, pink, orange, white and red. ...