diff --git a/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailView.swift b/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailView.swift
index 4324ed6..7590433 100644
--- a/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailView.swift
+++ b/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailView.swift
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ struct PlantDetailView: View {
         .task {
             await viewModel.loadCareInfo()
         }
+        .onAppear {
+            // Reload schedule from Core Data every time the view appears.
+            // .task only runs on first appearance; this ensures task completion
+            // states are always current when navigating back to this view.
+            Task {
+                await viewModel.refreshSchedule()
+            }
+        }
         .refreshable {
             await viewModel.refresh()
         }
diff --git a/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailViewModel.swift b/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailViewModel.swift
index cd1db0b..0200b63 100644
--- a/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailViewModel.swift
+++ b/PlantGuide/Presentation/Scenes/PlantDetail/PlantDetailViewModel.swift
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ final class PlantDetailViewModel {
         isLoading = false
     }
 
+    /// Reloads the care schedule from the repository.
+    /// Call on view reappearance to pick up persisted task completions.
+    func refreshSchedule() async {
+        await loadExistingSchedule()
+    }
+
     /// Loads an existing care schedule from the repository
     private func loadExistingSchedule() async {
         do {