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Native plants in Mumbai

24 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

24 of them need no watering beyond Mumbai’s own rainfall

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Trees11

Canopy and structure

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

Hill's Weeping Fig

Ficus microcarpa 'Flash'

No watering needed

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

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Henna

Lawsonia inermis

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

Indian Beech

Pongamia pinnata

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

Alexandrian Laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

No watering needed Photo: Dave Shenton · CC0 1.0

Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Apple of Sodom

Calotropis procera

No watering needed Photo: Emilia Trueba · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs10

Backbone planting

Grasses2

Movement and texture

Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

No watering needed Photo: Sebastián de Jesús Herrera Buenfil · CC BY 4.0

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

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

Garden Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

No watering needed Photo: Júlio Castellain · 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 plants1

No growth type given

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering needed Photo: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

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