Pocket Botanist: Plant ID Care

About Pocket Botanist: Plant ID Care

Point your camera at any plant to identify it in seconds, find out what is wrong with it, and know what to plant next. Plant IDs are free every day, and Premium starts with a 7-day free trial.

Pocket Botanist is built for gardens as much as windowsills. It knows your hardiness zone and your season, and what that means for the plants you are trying to grow.

PLANT ID FROM PHOTOS

Identify flowers, houseplants, trees, succulents, herbs, vegetables, weeds, and garden plants from a photo, across 412,000 species.

See common and scientific names, confidence notes, identifying features, similar species, and useful care details. Scientific names and taxonomy are matched against GBIF, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, so you get the accepted botanical name rather than a guess.

You can also look up a plant by name when you already know what it is, and see where it grows in the wild on a map built from GBIF occurrence records.

PLANT PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS

Check yellow leaves, brown tips, spots, wilting, pests, disease, and other symptoms.

Get likely causes, practical next steps, and follow-up care guidance so you know what to try next. With Premium you can open a guided diagnosis chat that asks a few questions and helps you work through a problem step by step.

GARDEN AND GROWING

Your hardiness zone is detected automatically, so planting windows, seasonal tasks, and monthly ideas match your climate instead of a generic calendar.

Follow moon phase gardening tips for planting and harvesting, and see which plants support pollinators and local wildlife.

Use the light meter to read a spot in lux, indoors on a windowsill or outdoors in full sun, then see which plants suit it.

CARE REMINDERS FOR EVERY PLANT

Create watering, fertilizing, pruning, repotting, and misting reminders for the plants in your collection.

See what is due today, what is overdue, and what is coming up next, with gentle notifications so nothing slips through.

SAFETY FOR PETS AND FAMILY

Check whether a plant is toxic to cats, dogs, or people, with clear severity notes, so your pets and family stay safe.

ORGANIZE BY ROOM OR ZONE

Group your plants into rooms and garden zones, and mark each as indoor, outdoor, or greenhouse.

YOUR PLANT COLLECTION

Sign in to save plants to your collection with photos and care history, then build care streaks and earn achievements as your garden grows. Your collection stays backed up and in sync across your devices, so your plant history is always safe.

POCKET BOTANIST PREMIUM

Start with a 7-day free trial on our monthly and annual plans, with a lifetime option too.

Premium gives you unlimited daily plant IDs and health checks, plus the tools to plan and care for a whole garden:

• Guided diagnosis chat, plus an expert plant chat for your saved plants
• The full care calendar, with weather-aware reminders that adapt to each plant
• Frost and heat alerts before rough weather arrives
• Smart watering tuned to each pot, its material, your light, and the local weather
• Room-aware care profiles for your garden zones, and the option to mute a zone
• Propagation tracking for your cuttings and seedlings
• A growth journal for your own notes and progress photos
• A map view of where you found each plant
• Companion planting and monthly planting guidance for your area
• Vacation mode that pauses reminders while you travel
• Deeper collection insights, and room for an unlimited collection

Whether you care for houseplants, balcony pots, a vegetable patch, or a full backyard garden, Pocket Botanist gives you clearer answers and calmer plant care.

Pocket Botanist uses Google's Gemini AI for identification, health checks, care guidance, and chat. AI results are estimates and can be wrong. Please don't rely on one alone when a plant might be toxic, or when a child or pet has touched it. When it matters, check with a local expert.