About Leaftell: plant care with context
Plant care starts with good observations: learn how Leaftell helps organize symptoms and growing conditions.
A closer look, a clearer next step
Plant care for real homes
A yellow leaf can tell several different stories. Leaftell helps you notice the details that matter: where the plant lives, how the soil feels and what changed recently. Start with an observation, understand the possibilities, then choose a practical next step.
Meet Filip
Filip Leszczyński
Editor, Leaftell
Hi, I’m Filip. I edit Leaftell’s plant-care guides. My windowsill is far too crowded, and I keep a notebook of watering observations because I’d rather look closely at a plant before reaching for a treatment. Every guide I edit is checked against the horticultural sources linked in the article. If you spot something wrong, write to us and I’ll fix it.
What the plant check can tell you
The interactive check uses the answers you choose. It does not analyze photos, identify a species from an image or confirm a disease. An optional photo stays on your device as a reference. You can use the check without it. We explain possible causes and useful observations without promising a recovery date or an accuracy rate.
Explore plant problems or find your plant-care guide. For rapid decline, an unclear diagnosis or a problem affecting valuable plants, bring your care history to a local horticultural advisor.
Editorial policy: evidence before a confident answer
Our editorial standard is to separate an observation from an explanation. “The soil is wet” is something you can check; “the roots are diseased” needs more evidence. Guides describe common possibilities, the growing conditions that matter and the limits of the advice. Examples and illustrative photographs are labeled so they cannot be mistaken for an assessment of your plant.
We start with practical checks and the least-toxic options: separate a suspect plant, inspect it, remove affected material where appropriate and review watering or light. Treatment references use generic categories and direct readers to the label. Never mix products. Plant care information is not an assessment of edibility or a substitute for veterinary or medical advice.
Sources we consult
- University of Maryland Extension: diagnose indoor plant problems for comparing visible symptoms and possible causes.
- University of Minnesota Extension: houseplants for growing conditions and care references.
- Royal Horticultural Society: houseplants for horticultural guidance. UK advice needs context for US seasons, homes and product labels.
- ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant list for pet-specific plant information. A confirmed species name matters, and the list is not exhaustive.
These are references, not endorsements of Leaftell. Links let you inspect the underlying guidance yourself. A source cannot confirm the cause of damage in your particular home.
Review, corrections and updates
For a new guide or a substantive revision, our review checklist is to compare the care advice with the linked sources, check that the suggested action fits the stated conditions, and remove unsupported certainty. We check the photo captions, species names, internal links and safety limits too. This is editorial review, not independent expert certification.
We revisit content when a source changes, a link breaks or a reader reports a possible error. An update date should reflect a content change, not an automatic freshness badge. There is no promise that every guide is reviewed on a fixed calendar. To flag an issue, send the page URL, the passage in question and any relevant source through our contact page.
Updated October 17, 2026. Contact: hello@leaftell.com.