Bangladesh

Native plants in Dhaka

18 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

18 of them need no watering beyond Dhaka’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

No watering needed Photo: Tony van Kampen · CC BY 4.0

Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Martin Hannan-Jones · CC BY 4.0

Mango

Mangifera indica

No watering needed Photo: Sam Droege · CC0 1.0

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

No watering needed Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs7

Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Oleander

Nerium oleander

No watering needed Photo: Chris Wyse · CC0 1.0

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

No watering needed Photo: Tony van Kampen · CC BY 4.0

Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Martin Hannan-Jones · CC BY 4.0

Arabian Jasmine

Jasminum sambac

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

Flame Of The Woods

Ixora coccinea

No watering needed Photo: Ramnarayan K · CC BY 4.0

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

No watering needed Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Movement and texture

Vetiver

Chrysopogon zizanioides

No watering needed Photo: rjtizard · CC BY 4.0

Perennials7

Seasonal colour

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

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

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

No watering needed Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

No watering needed Photo: Jhonatan Matheus · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Arabian Jasmine

Jasminum sambac

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

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

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

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

No watering needed

Other native plants2

No growth type given

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering needed Photo: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

No watering needed Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 1.0

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