23 Online Communities for Plant Enthusiasts
Updated 6/9/2026
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UK Fungi
A forum for fungi enthusiasts - help to identify your fungus.1K members
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UBC Botanical Garden Forums
UBC Botanical Garden is Canada’s oldest university botanic garden, established in 1916 under the directorship of John Davidson, British Columbia’s first provincial botanist. The original mission of the garden was research into the native flora of British Columbia. Over the past 100 years, the mission of UBC Botanical Garden has broadened to include education, research, conservation, community outreach, and public display of temperate plants from around the world.35K members
ForumEventsNewsletter7 views / month
r/MushroomGrowers
on reddit
r/MushroomGrowers is a supportive community of amateurs and professionals from around the world collaborating on mushroom cultivation.370K members
Forum19 views / month
r/mycology
on reddit
for the love of fungi :: hunting, foraging, cultivation, images( mycoporn ), research, questions & general discussion908K members
Forum7 views / month
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Mid Atlantic Carnivorous Plants Society
Founded in January 2017, MACPS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting scientific knowledge, education, and general awareness of carnivorous plants and their cultivation. We hold four meetings a year throughout PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, NJ, NY, and Washington, D.C., and also go on field trips and exchange cultivation advice that is uniquely suited for this region. Our meetings are open to everyone! They feature lunch, a moderated Q&A on carnivorous plant cultivation, talks, workshops, and a plant auction. You are always encouraged to bring plants to display and auction.ForumPerksEventsNewsletter6 views / month
Permies
Permaculture podcasts, articles, videos, and more.ForumPerksJobs8 views / month
Choose Your Plant
on slack
A worldwide community for houseplant lovers. Have fun discovering plants you like and learn how to keep them happy thanks to our guides and videos. Find similar plants and shops, and share your favorites with the community.310 members
ChatPerksNewsletter7 views / month
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British Cactus and Succulent Society
Whether you are an expert grower or a novice – or are just thinking of starting up the hobby – the Society and its community of like minded members will help and guide you all the way.5K members
ForumPaid8 views / month
Terraforums: Carnivorous Plant Discussions
Join other carnivorous plant lovers and identify plants, share tips, or trade plants.8K members
ForumChat8 views / month
Dave's Garden
Dave's Garden is one of the largest sites for gardeners in the world. With tens of thousands of encyclopedic files on plants, bugs, and birds, as well as helpful articles by our gardening experts, you'll find everything you need help your garden grow. Founded in 2000, Dave's Garden caters to the interests and needs of gardeners and horticultural professionals worldwide. Beyond informational articles, our community supports an open and safe place for advice, shared experiences, and an active seed and plant trade.790K members
Forum15 views / month
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International Carnivorous Plants Society
Enjoying plants through cultivation, working to conserve wild habitat for the future, and promoting research.4K members
Forum4 views / month
r/gardening
on reddit
A place for the best guides, pictures, and discussions of all things related to plants and their care.8.9M members
Forum8 views / month
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National Gardening Association
NGA promotes gardening by helping home gardeners succeed, growing in health, knowledge, environmental awareness, and enthusiasm. In the numerous ways the National Gardening Association reaches gardeners, we help make home and community gardens greener and more productive. From vegetables, herbs, fruits, trees, lawns, flowers, and houseplants, we provide people with the information they need to get started in the world of gardening and grow and maintain thriving, sustainable, and environmentally responsible food gardens and landscapes.ForumNewsletter
r/houseplants
on reddit
A community focused on the discussion, care, and well-being of houseplants!3.0M members
ForumChat8 views / month
Gardening Forums
We're a friendly gardening community, with members of all experience levels welcome. Vegetable, fruit, shrubs, lawns and all other questions are catered for.11K members
Forum6 views / month
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Garden Stew
Welcome to Garden Stew. What's in your garden?12K members
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Helpful Gardener
Helpful Gardener is a friendly gardening forum, founded in 2004. Winner of a BusinessWeek Site of the Year Award. Includes forums, blogs, and book clubs.Forum3 views / month
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Gardeners Corner
Welcome to Gardeners Corner! Have a gardening question?20K members
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r/CarolinaMushrooms
on reddit
A place for posts and discussion of anything mushroom related in North and South Carolina.5K members
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Carnivorous Plants Community
on facebook
Share your pics, advice, experienced or even exchange and trade the plants. Other exotics plants are welcome to post and share.54K members
Forum6 views / month
r/proplifting
on reddit
A place where propagate-able plants are given a second chance at life293K members
Forum4 views / month
Plants / Houseplants / Gardening • Ploi
on discord
A friendly Discord community for plant lovers of all kinds. We share tips for healthy houseplants, identify mysterious plants, and support each other on our plant-growing journeys.7K members
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Gardeners' World Forum
The Gardeners World Forum is a community space for sharing gardening tips, troubleshooting plant problems, and celebrating the joy of gardening.Forum3 views / month
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- Tiny: 0 communities (<20 members)
- Small: 0 communities (20-100 members)
- Medium: 1 communities (100-1,000 members)
- Large: 6 communities (1,000-10,000 members)
- Huge: 5 communities (10,000-100,000 members)
- Massive: 4 communities (100,000-1M members)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (1M+ members)
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