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
Coral honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
A twining climber with tubular coral-red flowers, traditionally suited to temperate gardens and best tested carefully in Gujarat's hotter regions.
Coral vine
Antigonon leptopus
Pink monsoon climber; sun; can scramble — trim to control.
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Cool-season sow; light shade in peak heat, keep soil evenly moist.
Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
Kharif crop suited to black and medium-textured soils. Sow with the onset of reliable monsoon rains, control weeds early, avoid waterlogging, and scout regularly for sucking pests and bollworms.
Cowpea (chawli)
Vigna unguiculata
Warm beans; light soil; fix nitrogen — good after leafy crops.
Croton
Codiaeum variegatum
Needs strong light for colour; warm and humid; never cold drafts.
Crowfoot grass
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Low lawn weed in cracks; hand pull before seed; improve drainage.
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Warm vine; trellis to save space; keep soil evenly moist.
Cumin (jeera / jeeru)
Cuminum cyminum
Cool, dry-winter spice; light sandy soil; water sparingly — humidity and overwatering cause wilt and blight.
Curry leaf
Murraya koenigii
Loves heat and sun; well-drained soil, light feed in monsoon growth flush.