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Free plant identification · Organic-first care

Grow what you breathe.
Know what you eat.

Growing plants at home is easier than it looks — and you do not need a garden to start. Scan any plant to find out what it is, what is wrong with it, and exactly how to keep it alive.

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Three free scans without an account. No card, no catch.

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Why we built it

Two problems that share one answer

Cities are running short of green

Dense housing, less tree cover, more traffic. Nobody fixes a city's air from a windowsill — but greener homes, balconies and streets are made of individual pots, and the habit has to start somewhere.

Greener homes are a small, real contribution — not a substitute for cleaner cities.

You cannot read what is not on the label

Most produce arrives with no history: what it was sprayed with, how far it travelled, how long ago it was picked. The one crop you grow yourself is the one crop you know everything about.

Even a single herb pot changes something from unknown to known.

The answer to both is the same and it is unglamorous: more people growing more plants, at home, successfully. The barrier has never been willingness — it is not knowing what a plant is, what is wrong with it, or what to do next. That is the part we automated.

Stage one · Seed

It starts with one photo

Point your camera at any plant — a supermarket herb that is struggling, a weed you cannot name, something a neighbour gave you. One photo is the whole input. No plant knowledge assumed, no forms to fill in.

  • Works from your camera or your gallery
  • A leaf, a stem, or the whole plant
  • Three free scans, no account needed

Stage two · Roots

You find out what it actually is

The photo is read for species markers — leaf shape and margin, venation, growth habit, and any visible damage. You get a common name, the botanical name, and an honest confidence score rather than a confident-sounding guess.

  • Common name and botanical name
  • Confidence shown, never hidden
  • Close alternatives when it is unsure

Stage three · Sprout

A diagnosis, not a shrug

Most plants die from something specific and fixable: overwatering, too little light, or one identifiable pest. If something is wrong we name it, rate how serious it is, and show the symptoms that led there. If the plant is fine, we say so plainly.

  • The problem named, with severity
  • The symptoms behind the call
  • A clear all-clear when it is healthy

Stage four · Leaves

Your care plan arrives on a leaf

Every result is laid out on a leaf: how much water, how much light, what soil, organic pest control, what to plant beside it, and how to keep it going. Organic and permaculture-first — anything you would have to spray is a last resort, not the opening move.

  • Water, light, and soil in plain language
  • Organic pest control before chemicals
  • Companion planting that saves space

Stage five · Bud

Every scan grows your tree

Each scan earns XP and attaches a new leaf to a tree that is yours. Leaves are coloured by plant health, so one glance across the canopy tells you which of your plants need attention this week. Click any leaf to reopen that scan.

  • 25 XP a scan, across eight growth stages
  • One leaf per scan, coloured by health
  • Your whole history, always searchable

Stage six · Harvest

And your windowsill starts feeding you

A pot of basil becomes a pot of basil you actually use. Salad leaves regrow after cutting. It will not replace your shopping, but it changes what you know about part of it — and the growing gets easier every season.

  • Crop reports from growers near you
  • A curated archive of real recoveries
  • Seasonal reminders of what to sow next
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Snake plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Close to unkillable. Survives being forgotten for weeks, which makes it the right first plant for anyone who thinks they cannot keep plants alive.

Light
Anything from a dim corner to bright indirect
Water
Every 2–3 weeks, less in winter
Space
One pot on the floor or a shelf
  • Beginner-proof
  • Low light
  • Indoors

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Grows visibly fast, which is genuinely motivating early on. Trails from a shelf and roots from cuttings in a glass of water, so one plant becomes several for free.

Light
Indirect light, tolerates low
Water
When the top 3cm feels dry
Space
Hanging or trailing from a shelf
  • Beginner-proof
  • Low light
  • Fast results
  • Indoors
Edible

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

The fastest way to taste the difference. Cut what you need and it branches back thicker — and you know exactly what did and did not go on it.

Light
A sunny windowsill, 4–6 hours
Water
Keep soil damp, never soggy
Space
A 15cm pot on a windowsill
  • Fast results
  • Container
  • Indoors
Edible

Lettuce and salad leaves

Lactuca sativa

Ready to pick in about four weeks. Cut the outer leaves and the plant keeps producing, so one shallow tray replaces several bagged salads.

Light
4+ hours, tolerates part shade
Water
Little and often — it bolts if it dries
Space
A shallow window box
  • Fast results
  • Container
Edible

Cherry tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum

The crop that convinces people. A single balcony pot can crop for months, and you control exactly what it is fed and sprayed with.

Light
6+ hours of direct sun
Water
Deeply and consistently once fruiting
Space
A 30cm pot with a cane
  • Container
Edible

Mint

Mentha spicata

Almost too vigorous — which is exactly what a beginner needs. Keep it in its own pot, because in open ground it will take over the bed.

Light
Sun or part shade
Water
Likes staying moist
Space
Its own pot, never a shared bed
  • Beginner-proof
  • Fast results
  • Container
Edible

Spring onions

Allium fistulosum

Regrow from the roots of shop-bought ones in a glass of water, so the first crop costs nothing at all. A good proof of concept for a sceptic.

Light
Bright windowsill
Water
Change the water every 2 days
Space
A glass, then a small pot
  • Beginner-proof
  • Fast results
  • Indoors

Aloe vera

Aloe barbadensis miller

Stores its own water, so under-watering is barely a problem. A practical plant to have within reach in a kitchen.

Light
Bright light, some direct sun
Water
Every 3 weeks, let it dry fully
Space
A small pot with gritty soil
  • Beginner-proof
  • Indoors
  • Container

You have more growing space than you think

Nearly everything worth growing first will fit in a pot. Pick whichever of these you actually have and start there.

  • A windowsill

    Herbs, spring onions, salad leaves

  • A balcony

    Tomatoes, chillies, beans in pots

  • A shared yard

    Raised beds and container clusters

  • A back garden

    Beds, fruit, and a compost corner

Built to be trusted with your garden

Your photos stay private

Stored where only you can read them, and we strip the location data out of every image before it is saved — so a photo of your balcony does not carry your address.

Organic methods come first

Soil health, companion planting, and biological controls before anything you would have to spray. We say when a problem is beyond a home remedy.

Honest about uncertainty

Every identification carries a confidence score. When we are not sure we show alternatives, because treating the wrong problem wastes a plant.

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Still stuck? Send us a message — we reply within 24 hours.

Your first leaf is one photo away

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