Bangladesh

Native plants in Dhaka

12 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees1

Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

Shrubs3

Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

Mathilde Ferrier Oleander

Nerium oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier'

No watering needed

Maui Flame of the Woods

Ixora coccinea 'Maui Red'

No watering needed

Perennials6

Seasonal colour

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Yellow Moon Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri 'Yellow Moon'

No watering needed

Variegated Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

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

Sweet Basil

Ocimum basilicum

No watering needed Photo: Diogo Luiz · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines2

Verticals and screens

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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