SECONDARY · SHRUB
Nanking cherry
Prunus tomentosa
USDA 2-7food · windbreak · mulch
Plants
What grows where, and why.
83 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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Nepal Ivy(barm, bandar)
Hedera nepalensis
USDA 6-10medicinal · mulch
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Onion(pyaaz)
Allium cepa
USDA 3-9food · medicinal
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Oregano(sathra)
Origanum vulgare
USDA 4-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
Pawpaw tree
Asimina triloba
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill)(aaloo bukhara (آڑو))
Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-11food · medicinal
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Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina
USDA 5-9food
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Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma
USDA 5-9food
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Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))
Punica granatum cv. Bedana
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))
Punica granatum cv. Kandhari
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
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Red currant
Ribes rubrum
USDA 3-7food · mulch
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Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
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Rosemary(rosemary)
Salvia rosmarinus
USDA 7-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
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Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
USDA 2-7food · windbreak
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Small-Leaved Wild Grape(jangli-angur)
Vitis parvifolia
USDA 7-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
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Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)
Cynanchum acutum
USDA 7-10medicinal · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Tea plant
Camellia sinensis
USDA 7-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
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Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
SECONDARY · TREE
White Shahtoot (King White Mulberry)(shahtoot sufaid (شہتوت سفید))
Morus macroura
USDA 4-9food · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Wild Himalayan Strawberry(jangli-strawberry)
Fragaria nubicola
USDA 5-8food · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Pistachio(khinjuk)
Pistacia khinjuk
USDA 7-10food · fuel · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Wild Pomegranate(daru)
Punica granatum var. daru
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Wild Yam(kanis)
Dioscorea deltoidea
USDA 7-9medicinal · food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Wild leeks
Allium tricoccum
USDA 3-7food · medicinal