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Native plants in Delhi

25 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

5 of them need no watering beyond Delhi’s own rainfall

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Shrubs9

Backbone planting

Oleander

Oleander

Nerium oleander

No watering needed Photo: Chris Wyse · CC0 1.0

Weeping Fig

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

Photo: Tony van Kampen · CC BY 4.0

Orange Jasmine

Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

Photo: Martin Hannan-Jones · CC BY 4.0

Arabian Jasmine

Arabian Jasmine

Jasminum sambac

No watering needed Photo: Prakhar Dev Singh · CC BY 4.0

Curry Tree

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Pencil Tree

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Henna

Henna

Lawsonia inermis

No watering needed Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala · CC BY 4.0

Portia Tree

Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Apple of Sodom

Apple of Sodom

Calotropis procera

No watering needed Photo: Emilia Trueba · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Movement and texture

Bermuda Grass

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Perennials13

Seasonal colour

Vines4

Verticals and screens

Arabian Jasmine

Arabian Jasmine

Jasminum sambac

No watering needed Photo: Prakhar Dev Singh · CC BY 4.0

Cucumber

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

No watering needed Photo: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0

Muskmelon

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

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