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Native plants in Mumbai

11 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees1

Apple of Sodom

Apple of Sodom

Calotropis procera

No watering neededPhoto: Emilia Trueba · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs3

Mathilde Ferrier Oleander

Mathilde Ferrier Oleander

Nerium oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier'

No watering needed
Maui Flame of the Woods

Maui Flame of the Woods

Ixora coccinea 'Maui Red'

No watering needed
Apple of Sodom

Apple of Sodom

Calotropis procera

No watering neededPhoto: Emilia Trueba · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Lemongrass

Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

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

Perennials5

Taro

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

No watering neededPhoto: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0
Yellow Moon Wishbone Flower

Yellow Moon Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri 'Yellow Moon'

No watering needed
Cucumber

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

No watering neededPhoto: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0
Sweet Basil

Sweet Basil

Ocimum basilicum

No watering neededPhoto: Diogo Luiz · CC BY 4.0
Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering neededPhoto: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines2

Cucumber

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

No watering neededPhoto: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0
Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering neededPhoto: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns1

Ladder Brake

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

No watering needed

Other native plants1

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering neededPhoto: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

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