5 in Five – Video Flora of Ireland is a new video showcase of Ireland’s native plants and wild places delivered in 5-minute episodes by Trinity College Botanic Garden, Discipline of Botany. The idea was hatched by the Chair of Botany Professor Jennifer McElwain while out walking within her 5 km radius of home during the COVID lockdown. Our aim with this new video flora is to present 5 native plant species in five minutes in an engaging way to showcase Ireland’s plant diversity across all habitats, whether a shingle beach, mountain bog or old city wall. Most of us suffer from a condition called ‘plant blindness’: we simply do not see the immense diversity of plant life that surrounds us. Instead, we are evolutionarily primed to see animals, as they may be a threat to our survival, or a high protein meal. Plants, in all their extraordinary diversity, tend to meld into the greenness of the background. The ‘5 in Five – Video Flora of Ireland is presented by lecturers, professors and students from the Discipline of Botany, as well as guest presenters, to produce regular episodes of new plants and habitats from across Ireland. Ultimately, we would love to cover the entire native flora of Ireland!