Plants

What grows where, and why.

17 plant profiles with USDA hardiness coverage (zones 3–11), plus Pakistan's five climate zones. Filter by your zone and syntropic role to see what thrives where you grow.

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PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Calendula(zergul)

Calendula officinalis

USDA 9-11

medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Caper Bush(kabar)

Capparis spinosa

USDA 8-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · SHRUB

Castor(arand)

Ricinus communis

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Cattail(pater)

Typha latifolia

USDA 3-11

food · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Centro(centro)

Centrosema pubescens

USDA 10-12

fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Chaulai(chaulai)

Amaranthus tricolor

USDA 10-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Chickpea(chana)

Cicer arietinum

USDA 9-11

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

PIONEER · GRASS

Chinese Water Chestnut(singara chini)

Eleocharis dulcis

USDA 9-11

food

PIONEER · SHRUB

Cluster Bean(guar)

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

USDA 10-12

food · nitrogen fixing · fodder

PIONEER · SHRUB

Coffee Senna(kasondi)

Senna occidentalis

USDA 9-11

medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · GRASS

Cogon Grass(dab)

Imperata cylindrica

USDA 5-11

mulch · fodder

Colocynth (Bitter Apple) (Citrullus colocynthis)

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Colocynth (Bitter Apple)(tumma / kortuma)

Citrullus colocynthis

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Common Bean(frans bean)

Phaseolus vulgaris

USDA 10-11

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Coriander(dhania)

Coriandrum sativum

USDA 9-11

food · medicinal

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Cowpea(lobia)

Vigna unguiculata

USDA 9-12

food · fodder · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Cucumber(kheera)

Cucumis sativus

USDA 10-11

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Cumin(zeera)

Cuminum cyminum

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal