I really like this game in concept. Loved the act of deducing plants from vague descriptions and slowly discovering the world through maps and trinkets. The music fit the whole ambience quite nicely. The charming and tactile UI is reminiscent of Papers Please.

Some of it did get quite tedious with the sheer number of plants to manage with little more than a couple shelves to attempt some form of organization. Some of the riddles and puzzles could be awkward, but I really didn't like the inclusion of the map cooldown meter that really stopped any momentum you had to figure out clues. It felt like unnecessary friction.

Overall Strange Horticulture is a mostly delightful way to explore botany and cult/folklore world building, while shifting the events of your country with your curated selection of herbal wonders.