Mumbai doesn’t do gentle monsoon. So plants for mumbai monsoon should be strong to withstand Mumbai weather. We get 200mm in a single afternoon, humidity that sits at 90%+ for weeks, salt-laden sea wind if you’re anywhere near Bandra, Worli, or Marine Drive, and balconies on the 14th floor of a Powai tower that catch wind gusts strong enough to snap stems. Add waterlogged pots, root rot, fungal attacks, and mosquito breeding in trapped water, and you’ll see why the plant that survived beautifully in a Pune terrace garden video turns to mush on your Mahim balcony by mid-July. This …
