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Real plant records, curated and reviewed before they go up — what a plant is, how to recognise it, and what keeps it alive.
A succulent that stores its own water and asks for almost nothing in return — the classic starter plant for anyone who has killed everything else.
A clump-forming grass with a sharp citrus scent, grown for the tender stems at the heart of Southeast Asian cooking.
The knobbly rhizome behind so much cooking will sprout on a warm windowsill from a piece bought to eat.
Closely related to ginger and grown the same way, turmeric hides a vivid orange interior prized as a spice and dye.
A remarkably quick, drought-tolerant tree whose leaves are among the most nutrient-dense greens grown anywhere.
Not the same as curry powder — a small tropical tree whose glossy leaves carry a warm, citrusy aroma central to South Indian food.
Almost impossible to kill, safe around pets, and it dangles baby plants on long stems for you to pot up.
One of the few houseplants that flowers happily away from a window, and it tells you plainly when it is thirsty.
If the plant you are trying to identify is not here, scan it — you will get an answer in seconds, and the interesting ones end up in this archive.