A recent feature on Upjau’s story reminded us why this brand started in the first place: not with big funding or a business plan, but with one woman, a phone camera, and a genuine love for plants. Founder Ankita Mehrotra left a stable corporate career to chase that love, growing a small social media page into a nursery that now ships across India and sits on marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart. She’s since added a corporate gifting line, helping companies choose plants as a thoughtful, sustainable gift for employees and clients. Read the full story here.
That story is worth celebrating on its own. But it also explains something plant lovers notice the moment they shop with Upjau: the range is huge, and a lot of it is genuinely affordable. Whether you’re filling a windowsill, starting a fruit garden on your terrace, or just want a pot of color for under fifty rupees, there’s a place to start. Here’s a closer look at what that budget-friendly, Pan-India catalogue actually looks like.
Now Delivering to Every Corner of India
Upjau recently made that accessibility official with the launch of its Pan-India plant delivery service, aimed squarely at people in smaller cities and towns where a good nursery simply isn’t around the corner. Read the announcement here. Anyone who has tried buying plants for a home garden outside a metro city knows the problem: healthy stock is hard to find locally, and even when it is, getting anything delivered without it wilting on the way is its own challenge.
The service covers indoor plants, outdoor plants, flowering plants, flowering bulbs, fruit plants, and gifting plants — essentially Upjau’s full catalogue, now shipped with packaging built to keep plants intact over long distances. Ankita Mehrotra framed the move simply: the goal has always been to make gardening easy and affordable no matter where someone lives, and Pan-India delivery is meant to close that gap between metro and non-metro plant lovers. The company says the next steps include expanding into rarer, more exotic varieties and building out its customer support, so the catalogue keeps growing as delivery reach does.
For a shopper in a smaller town who’s been priced out of decent plant selection or stuck ordering from wherever happened to deliver locally, this is the part of the story that actually changes what’s possible on their balcony.
Plants and Bulbs Under ₹50
If you want to test the waters of gardening without spending much, flower bulbs are the smartest place to begin. A single bulb holds everything it needs to grow — roots, stem, leaves, flowers — and needs almost no gardening experience to get going.
At this price point, Upjau’s Saffron/Crocus Bulbs (imported) are priced at ₹39, and the Yellow Turmeric Bulb comes in at ₹37, both easy picks for a first-time bulb gardener. For color on a tiny budget, the Achimenes Blue Bulb is priced at just ₹23, with the Achimenes Mix Colour Bulb close behind at ₹29. If you love fragrant flowers, the Rajnigandha (Tuberose) Single Petal Bulb is available for ₹19 — one of the cheapest ways to bring a full, blooming plant home.
These are perfect for balconies, small pots, or gifting in bulk, since a handful of bulbs barely dents a budget but fills a whole tray with greenery.
Plants Under ₹100
Step up slightly in budget and the choices widen considerably. The Black Turmeric Plant Bulb is priced at ₹59, and several imported Asiatic Lily Bulbs — in red, yellow, and white — are also available at ₹59 each, giving you a mini lily collection for under ₹200 total. Hyacinth Flower Bulbs (choose your color) come in at ₹79, and the Amaryllis Lily Dutch Mix Colour Bulb, known for its bold, trumpet-shaped blooms, is priced at ₹79 as well.
For something a little more unusual, the Double Bio Color Curcuma Bulb and the Blue Curcuma (Summer Tulip) Bulb are both priced at ₹59 — rare varieties that still fit comfortably under the ₹100 mark. The Black Calla Lily Bulb, a favorite for its striking dark bloom, is also available at ₹59.
This tier is ideal for anyone building a themed pot — a lily corner, a curcuma cluster, or a mixed bulb garden — without stretching the budget.
Plants Under ₹200
Once you cross into the ₹100–₹200 range, live saplings start joining the bulbs. The Banana G9 (Grand Naine) Plant Sapling, a genuinely productive fruiting plant for a home garden, is priced at ₹164 — remarkable value for a plant that eventually bears fruit. On the flowering side, Upjau’s grafted Adenium (Desert Rose) collection — including double petal, triple petal, and single petal varieties in shades like baby pink, maroon-black, red-cream, and violet zig-zag — is largely priced around ₹179 to ₹219, making a striking, long-blooming desert rose achievable well under ₹200.
This price band is where a garden starts to feel serious: sturdy saplings and flowering shrubs that reward patience with real, lasting blooms or fruit.
Fruit Plants for a Home Orchard
For those ready to go beyond flowers, Upjau’s Fruit & Spice Plants collection is where budget gardening turns into something you can actually taste. The catalogue includes citrus, tropical, and classic Indian favorites — all grafted for faster fruiting, so you’re often looking at fruit within one to two years instead of five to seven.
Popular picks include the Allahabadi Safeda Guava (Grafted) at ₹455, the Baramasi Kolkata Pati Lemon at ₹307, and the Kagzi/Kazi Lemon at ₹392 — reliable citrus options for Indian balconies and terraces. Mango lovers can choose from the Chaunsa Mango at ₹599, the Dasheri Mango at ₹449, or the Katimon (all-time/Baramasi) Mango at ₹689. For something different, the Custard Apple (Sita Phal) is priced at ₹349, the Aanar/Pomegranate at ₹449, and the Chiku/Sapota at ₹449.
Smaller budgets aren’t left out either: the Litchi/Lychee (Muzaffarpur) plant is priced at ₹269, the Red Diamond Guava at ₹329, and the Apple Ber (Indian Jujube) at ₹379. And for a compact, high-yield option, the Banana G9 Sapling at ₹164 remains one of the most affordable fruiting plants in the whole range.
Most fruit plants need six to eight hours of direct sunlight and a feed every four to six weeks during the growing season — simple enough for a beginner, rewarding enough to be worth the wait.
Bulbs Beyond the Basics
Beyond the budget picks above, Upjau’s full bulb catalogue runs across every season. Summer and monsoon bring Rain Lily, Canna Lily, and Day Lily bulbs; winter is the season for Ranunculus, Gladiolus, Tulips, Daffodils, and Freesia; and for something more unusual, there’s Shampoo Ginger, Calla Lily, Orchid bulbs, Heliconia, and Anemone. Nearly all of them adapt well to pots, making them a natural fit for balcony and terrace gardens across Indian cities.
Why It All Comes Back to Upjau
What ties all of this together is the same philosophy behind Ankita Mehrotra’s original social media page: good gardening shouldn’t be expensive, and it shouldn’t be complicated. Every bulb, sapling, and fruit plant Upjau ships is checked before it leaves the nursery, packed to survive transit across India, and backed by a real team — not a warehouse — that answers questions on WhatsApp.
From a ₹19 tuberose bulb to a ₹689 mango sapling, the goal is the same one that took Upjau from a small Noida nursery to a Pan-India brand now moving into corporate gifting: getting more people, in more homes and offices, to grow something of their own.
Prices reflect current listings on upjau.in and are subject to change; check the product page for the latest price before ordering.
