Plants

What grows where, and why.

16 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 · SHRUB

Lantana(panch phuli)

Lantana camara

USDA 9-11

medicinal · mulch

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Lavender(ustukhuddoos)

Lavandula angustifolia

USDA 5-9

medicinal

Leafless Milkweed Shrub (Periploca aphylla)

SECONDARY · SHRUB

Leafless Milkweed Shrub(barara / bata)

Periploca aphylla

USDA 9-11

medicinal · fodder · fuel

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Leek(gandana)

Allium ampeloprasum

USDA 6-9

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Lemon Balm(badranjboya)

Melissa officinalis

USDA 3-7

food · medicinal

PIONEER · GRASS

Lemongrass(khawi)

Cymbopogon citratus

USDA 10-11

food · medicinal · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lentil(masoor)

Lens culinaris

USDA 5-10

food · nitrogen fixing

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Lesser Yam(choti zamin kand)

Dioscorea esculenta

USDA 9-12

food

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Lettuce(salaad patta)

Lactuca sativa

USDA 4-9

food

PIONEER · TREE

Leucaena

Leucaena leucocephala

USDA 9-11

fodder · nitrogen fixing · fuel · mulch

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Licorice(mulethi)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

USDA 6-10

medicinal · nitrogen fixing · mulch

PIONEER · CLIMBER

Lima Bean(sem)

Phaseolus lunatus

USDA 9-12

food · nitrogen fixing

PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER

Linseed(alsi)

Linum usitatissimum

USDA 5-11

food · medicinal · timber

SECONDARY · CLIMBER

Long Pepper(pipli)

Piper longum

USDA 10-12

food · medicinal

Loquat — Pakistani local (Eriobotrya japonica)

CLIMAX · TREE

Loquat — Pakistani local(lokat (لوکاٹ))

Eriobotrya japonica

USDA 8-10

food

SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER

Lotus(kanwal)

Nelumbo nucifera

USDA 4-11

food · medicinal