Plant problem photo gallery: match what you see to a diagnosis
Most plant problem searches start with a photo, not a name. Browse our gallery of common plant problems grouped by symptom, find the closest match to what you're seeing in your garden, and click through to the full diagnostic guide. All photos are from Unsplash with the original photographer credited, so we are not pretending these are our own.
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A photo match alone is not a diagnosis. Most plant problems have visual look-alikes: leaf scorch, spider mite stippling, and early powdery mildew can all show as pale flecking on the same leaf. Use the gallery to narrow your candidates, then read the full diagnostic guide for the differentiating signs - underside webbing for mites, white fungal growth for mildew, marginal browning for scorch.
Per Clemson Extension HGIC, accurate plant disease diagnosis requires looking at three things: the pattern (scattered, edge, top, bottom), the timing (sudden vs gradual), and the host (some pathogens only affect specific plants). Photo galleries are step one. Our full diagnostic articles cover steps two and three.
Still uncertain? Use our interactive diagnosis tool to walk through symptoms by question, or take a fresh sample to your county extension office - most accept walk-in samples for $5-15.