Plant encyclopedia
Browse plants A–Z for balcony, bagicha, and terrace care — including trees. Filter by category, search to jump, then page through short care notes (draft seed).
229 plants
Snake plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Tough indoor plant; bright to low light; sparse water — overwatering kills.
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Cool-season flowering plant with upright spikes of colorful blooms. Sow in fertile, well-drained soil, provide sunlight and moderate moisture, and support taller varieties. It performs best when temperatures are mild rather than extremely hot.
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Heat- and drought-tolerant cereal used for grain and fodder. Establish the crop in suitable monsoon moisture, control early weeds, and inspect growing points for shoot fly and stem-borer damage.
Soybean
Glycine max
Kharif oilseed and protein crop suited to warm conditions and well-drained soil. Sow with reliable monsoon moisture, avoid standing water, and monitor foliage for defoliators and sucking pests.
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Bright indirect light; water regularly; plantlets root easily in water.
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Cool weather greens; partial shade in heat; sow successive small batches.
Sponge gourd (galka)
Luffa aegyptiaca
Monsoon climber for a terrace trellis; full sun and rich soil. Pick the fruits young to cook; let a few dry on the vine for loofah sponges.
Star fruit (kamrakh)
Averrhoa carambola
Warm, humid-loving small tree; semi-shade in peak summer; keep evenly moist; fruits much of the year.
Stevia (sweet leaf)
Stevia rebaudiana
Natural sweetener herb for pots; morning sun, afternoon shade in summer; pinch tips to keep it bushy.
Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
Winter-only crop in Gujarat (Nov–Mar) in hanging pots or grow bags; morning sun; mulch so berries stay off the soil.