diff --git a/plants/templates/plants/dashboard.html b/plants/templates/plants/dashboard.html
index 7a2fab3..4ed1d93 100644
--- a/plants/templates/plants/dashboard.html
+++ b/plants/templates/plants/dashboard.html
@@ -42,6 +42,29 @@
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if latest_plants %}
+<div class="card mb-3">
+    <div class="card-header fw-semibold">🌿 Recently added</div>
+    <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
+        {% for plant in latest_plants %}
+        <a href="{% url 'plant_detail' plant.pk %}" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action d-flex align-items-center gap-3 py-2 text-decoration-none">
+            {% if plant.species and plant.species.api_image_url %}
+            <img src="{{ plant.species.api_image_url }}" width="48" height="48" class="rounded" style="object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0;">
+            {% elif plant.thumbnail_url %}
+            <img src="{{ plant.thumbnail_url }}" width="48" height="48" class="rounded" style="object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0;">
+            {% else %}
+            <div style="width:48px;height:48px;background:#d8f3dc;border-radius:.375rem;flex-shrink:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;">🌿</div>
+            {% endif %}
+            <div>
+                <div class="fw-semibold" style="color:#1b4332;">{{ plant.name }}</div>
+                <small class="text-muted">{{ plant.location }}</small>
+            </div>
+        </a>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
 <div class="d-grid">
     <a href="{% url 'plant_add' %}" class="btn btn-success">+ Add a plant</a>
 </div>
diff --git a/plants/views/dashboard.py b/plants/views/dashboard.py
index a1443c6..81a6917 100644
--- a/plants/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/plants/views/dashboard.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ def dashboard(request):
     today = date.today()
     all_plants = list(Plant.objects.select_related('species').all())
     blooming_now = [p for p in all_plants if today.month in (p.bloom_months or [])]
+    latest_plants = Plant.objects.select_related('species', 'location').prefetch_related('photos').order_by('-pk')[:6]
 
     return render(request, 'plants/dashboard.html', {
         'total_plants': len(all_plants),
         'blooming_now': blooming_now,
         'blooming_now_count': len(blooming_now),
         'today': today,
+        'latest_plants': latest_plants,
     })