Show shape and habit
Include the plant’s overall form and the setting where it is growing.
Plant identification for iPhone
Photograph a plant. See a prediction or supported match.
Garden Sage uses your photo and question together to show a clearly labelled prediction, a supported identity, a broad working result or, when no useful result is available, what to photograph next.
Free to download. Plant analysis requires a subscription. Eligible new subscribers can start a free 3-day trial.
One result, kept in context
Result state · confirmation · next step
From photo to plant record
A useful answer in three clear steps.
Start with the plant in front of you. Once a supported result is confirmed and saved, Garden Sage keeps later separate checks and watering or feeding history attached to that plant.
- 01
Choose one clear plant photo
Show the whole plant where possible, or use one attached leaf, stem, flower, fruit or bark detail when that best answers the question.
- 02
Review the result state
See whether the app returns a Prediction, a supported match, a broad working result or a request for another view.
- 03
Confirm before saving
When the result supports confirmation, keep the working identity with its dated check, later separate checks and watering or feeding history.
Product proof
A result state you can inspect, not just a name.
Garden Sage makes the state of the answer visible. A Prediction, a supported result, a broad working match and a request for another view are different outcomes—and the screen makes that distinction clear.
- Prediction kept separateA presentation-only prediction is labelled and does not become a confirmed identity or plant-specific care.
- Supported identity when availableA confirmable match is presented separately from a prediction or broad result.
- A specific next-photo requestWhen no useful result is available and another view would help, see which closer view to try.
Better evidence, better starting point
Give the identifier more than an isolated leaf.
A useful result begins with a useful view. Choose either the whole plant or the attached detail that best answers the question; when there is no useful result and another view would help, the app can ask for one.
Keep leaves on the stem
Leaf arrangement and stem structure can separate plausible lookalikes.
Add what makes it different
Flowers, fruit, buds, bark and a sense of scale can carry the identification.
Honest uncertainty
Broad when the evidence is broad.
Garden Sage can show a labelled prediction, keep an identity broad or ask for another view instead of inventing species-level certainty. Treat any app result as a starting point when toxicity, foraging, treatment or another high-consequence decision is involved.
How Garden Sage handles uncertaintyLearn before you photograph
Identification guidance without the sales pitch.
These editorial guides explain the evidence and limitations in more depth. The page you are on explains the product workflow.
Photo checklistIdentify a leaf, tree or bush from a photoChoose the whole plant or attached detail that best shows the identifying trait.
AccuracyHow accurate are plant identification apps?Understand top matches, confidence and independent verification.
Second opinionsWhat to do when plant apps disagreeCompare the evidence instead of choosing the most confident label.
Try it on one real plant
Take the photo while the details are in front of you.
Free to download. Plant analysis requires a subscription. Eligible new subscribers can start a free 3-day trial through the App Store. Choose a monthly or annual plan; Apple shows the current storefront price and renewal period before you confirm. The subscription renews unless cancelled in Apple subscription settings.
Identify a plant on iPhone