A plant identifier that tells you what to do next.

What plant is this? Upload a photo and LandscapeGPT tells you its name, how much sun and water it needs, its hardiness zones and how to care for it.

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Six plants, six answers.

Each card below is what Plant ID returned for the photo above it: the name, its Latin name, the zones it survives in, how to look after it, and whether it's safe around pets and children.

Common foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Zones 4-9
A leafy rosette sends up a tall spire of hanging pink-purple bells.
What we saw: Tall, upright spike carrying hanging pink-purple tubular flowers.
Sun
Partial shade or sun where summers are cool and soil stays moist
Care
Keep a new generation of rosettes each year because flowering plants often die afterward.
Keep?
It depends. Keep for striking flowers if locally appropriate, but replace where invasive or where its severe ingestion toxicity creates an unacceptable risk.
Toxic to pets
Highly poisonous if eaten by people, cats or dogs; suspected ingestion needs urgent medical or veterinary advice.
Century plant
Agave americana
Zones 8b-11
A massive blue-gray rosette with upright central spears and dramatically arching outer leaves.
What we saw: A large basal rosette of thick, blue-gray, sword-shaped leaves.
Sun
Full sun
Care
Keep the crown above surrounding soil and use gravel rather than moisture-holding mulch against it.
Keep?
It depends. Keep where its mature spread and sharp spines have room; move it if it threatens paths, entrances or play areas.
Toxic to pets
Sap and chewed tissues can irritate people, cats and dogs; sharp spines also cause puncture injuries.
Hellebore
Helleborus
Zones 4-9
This hellebore has broad pink flowers heavily freckled with burgundy around a cream-and-green center.
What we saw: Five broad, overlapping pink sepals form a shallow cup.
Sun
Partial shade
Care
Keep the crown at its existing soil level; deep planting can reduce flowering.
Keep?
Keep it. A valuable early-flowering shade perennial with well-behaved roots; reconsider access if pets or children habitually eat garden plants.
Toxic to pets
Toxic if eaten by people, cats or dogs; substantial ingestion can affect the heart.
Chinese peony
Paeonia lactiflora
Zones 3–8
A clump-forming peony with sumptuous, double pink flowers above divided green foliage.
What we saw: Large, densely double, pale-pink flower with tightly ruffled central petals.
Sun
Full sun with at least 6 hours of direct light
Care
Keep the crown shallow; deeply buried eyes often produce leaves without flowers.
Keep?
Keep it. A long-lived flowering perennial worth retaining if its sunny position and brief, showy flowering season suit the redesign.
Toxic to pets
Harmful if eaten by people, cats or dogs; ingestion can cause stomach upset.
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Zones 3-9
Upright stems carry purple-pink daisies with raised, orange-brown cones above coarse green foliage.
What we saw: Broad, purple-pink ray florets droop around the flower head.
Sun
Full sun is best
Care
Keep the crown at soil level; deep planting and winter wet encourage rot.
Keep?
Keep it. A valuable flowering and wildlife plant where the site is sunny and drains well; confirm the species from foliage.
Pet-safe
No established poisoning risk to people, cats or dogs from ordinary garden exposure; ingestion may cause stomach upset or allergy.
Upright stonecrop
Hylotelephium
Zones 3–9
This upright stonecrop forms a substantial clump of fleshy foliage topped by broad pink flowerheads.
What we saw: Dense, broad, nearly flat flowerheads contain many tiny pink-and-white flowers and buds.
Sun
Full sun
Care
Give the clump strong sun to keep its flowering stems upright.
Keep?
Keep it. A useful late-flowering perennial for sunny, well-drained beds; confirm its species before assessing any regional escape risk.
Pet-safe
Common ornamental upright stonecrops are generally considered non-toxic to people, cats and dogs, though eating plant material can upset the stomach.

Real Plant ID results on public-domain photos, quoted and shortened to fit. Answers can be wrong; for anything you'll eat, or anything that might be toxic, check with an expert.

How it works

1
Take a clear photo
One plant, leaves and any flowers in focus, in daylight.
2
Get the answer
Name, scientific name, sun, water, zones, mature size and care tips.
3
Design with it
See how to use the plant in your garden, then redesign your yard around it.

Why LandscapeGPT

Part of every plan

Plant ID comes with every LandscapeGPT plan, alongside yard redesigns and plant lists for your zone.

Care in plain words

Short, practical care tips rather than a botany lecture.

Pet and child safety

See whether the plant is known to be toxic to pets or children.

From plant to garden

Like what you found? Use it in a full yard redesign.

Questions

How much does the plant identifier cost?

Plant ID is included in every LandscapeGPT plan: $7.99 a week, $29.99 a month or $99 a year. The same plan covers yard redesigns and plant lists.

How accurate is it?

It's accurate for most common garden plants and tells you how confident it is. For anything you'll eat, or anything that might be toxic, confirm with an expert.

What photo works best?

A close, sharp daylight photo of a single plant, with leaves and flowers or fruit visible.

Does it tell me if a plant suits my garden?

It gives the plant's USDA hardiness zones. In a redesign, the plant list is checked against your own zone.

Can I identify houseplants?

Yes, though LandscapeGPT is built for gardens and yards.

Plants A to Z Garden planner AI landscape design

A plant identifier that tells you what to do next.

Six plants, six answers.

Common foxglove

Century plant

Hellebore

Chinese peony

Purple coneflower

Upright stonecrop