A warmer welcome to the community. New members now get a proper introduction when they join the Jungle Rhythm group chat— share your nickname, where you're growing, and your most-prized plant, and the crew greets you by name. It makes the chat feel less like strangers and more like fellow collectors from day one. Plus the usual behind-the-scenes polish to keep things running smoothly.

New plant guides have arrived — added after hands-on training sessions at San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers and the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. More rare species to explore, identify, and care for, each with care notes and photos. You can now edit your Jungle Crew group chat profile anytime — tap your photo to update your nickname, picture, and details. Plus stability improvements and behind-the-scenes polish for a smoother library. Thanks for growing with us

New plant guides have arrived — added after hands-on training sessions at San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers and the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. More rare species to explore, identify, and care for, each with care notes and photos. Plus stability improvements and behind-the-scenes polish for a smoother library. Thanks for growing with us

• Community chat photos now load instantly and stay available offline • A smoother welcome into the Jungle Rhythm group chat — set up your profile in a few seconds, right when you jump in • Reliability fixes and polish

The Jungle Rhythm is easier to join than ever • Walk straight into the community chat — no setup wall. Pop in, lurk, or say hi. • Kimi's there to greet you the moment you arrive. • Ask her anything — a mystery aroid ID, why your velvet leaf is sulking, where to hunt down a grail. Come hang with the plant people.

Meet Kimi & the Jungle Rhythm • A new in-app community group chat hosted by Kimi — a seven-year velvet-aroid grower who's around to talk plants, care, and rare finds • Stuck on a philodendron or hunting a rare anthurium? Ask the room and get real answers from fellow collectors • Photos, polls, reactions, and a live feed of people as plant-obsessed as you • Push notifications so you never miss a thread Plus performance and polish throughout.

Introducing "Keep This Alive" — your personal care plan You bought a rare plant. Mark the plant with "Have?". Tap the pink button on any plant you own and get a dead-simple, step-by-step plan made for that exact plant AND your city: when to water, what to feed, and the best spot to grow it — SF and Bangalore get different advice, because they should. Set a start date and you're done; we handle the reminders. Did You Know? — every plant's history & lore now lives in a beautiful featured card. We've been enriching the facts across the collection, with real provenance on the rarest plants. Where to buy — the marketplace now points you to our trusted growers for authentic, collector-grade plants, so you can actually find what you're browsing. New drops, front and center — freshly added plants now appear up top with a NEW sticker so you never miss a fresh care guide. Plus: smarter care reminders that clear when you mark them done, a smoother first-time location setup, and a bunch of polish. Happy collecting!

Just Dropped — newly added plants now appear in a dedicated row at the top of the library, so you'll never miss a fresh arrival. New rares added to the collection — including the true-species Anthurium besseae and Anthurium moonenii — each with a full care guide. Richer, more accurate plant profiles across a range of collector species (native ranges, history, and naming corrected). Plus a faster, more reliable library refresh. Happy collecting!

Just Dropped — newly added plants now land in a dedicated row at the top of the library, so you'll never miss a fresh arrival. This update adds new rares to the collection — including the true-species Anthurium besseae and Anthurium moonenii among others — each with a full care guide. In the future new additions will just flow right into customer apps directly. We also went deep on accuracy: corrected native ranges, naming, and richer histories across a range of collector species (Antolakii, Carla Blackie, Dressleri, Ace of Spades, Kunayalense, Papillilaminum, Spiritus-Sancti, and more). Plus a faster, more reliable library refresh. Happy collecting!

Fixes an issue where plant identification could fail on some new installs. Identification now works reliably right after download.

Your library now grows on its own. We can add rare aroids — each with a full care guide — and they appear in the app automatically, no update required. • Identify, then know instantly. Match a plant and see its top facts right away — rarity, native origin, and light needs — with the full care guide one tap away. • A living library. Fresh rare aroids and care guides arrive over time. • Sharper Identify screen and a refreshed camera look. • Fixes and polish throughout. Thanks for growing with us.

Leaf People grows up. This release turns the field guide into a real companion for serious collectors: • PLANT ID, tuned for the deep end — point your camera at a velvet anthurium, fenestrated monstera, or splash-leaf hoya and get a real answer, not just "it's a philodendron." • STORIES FROM THE UNDERSTORY — original writing on rare plants and the people who grow them. A new one lands every couple of days. • SIGN IN WITH APPLE OR GOOGLE — your collection and Premium now follow you across devices, and a subscription also unlocks the subscriber stories on leafpeople.app when you sign in with the same account. • REGION-AWARE CARE for 10 areas, from the SF Bay to Singapore — every profile adapts to your climate and seasons. • A COLLECTOR MARKETPLACE — buy, trade, and Buy Nothing listings, with secure checkout via Stripe and Apple Pay. • SMART CARE REMINDERS across watering, feeding, root and substrate checks, and propagation, so nothing slips through a busy week. New pricing: Leaf People Premium is $0.99/month or $9.99/year, with all future plants and features included. Cancel anytime. Found a bug, or want a species added? Tell us right from the app — we read everything.