How to add a plant to Plant Finder

Step 1: Add a plant

To begin adding a plant go to the Plant Finder page here. Click on the blue + symbol at the top right next to the List tab. You must register with plantify.co.uk before you can start adding any plants. To register please click here.

Step 2: Add a plant name

After you have click on the + symbol, automatically a box will appear to fill in the plant's scientific name. Fill in the names in the appropriate boxes. Once you have finished click on the submit button. Subspecies will automatically appear with a 'ssp.' if this is filled in. Form will automatically appear with a 'f.' if this is filled in. Cultivar will automatically appear with speech marks if this is filled in. Group will automatically appear with brackets ( ) if this is filled in. Hybrid will automatically appear with a 'x' if this is filled in. Varietal will automatically appear with a 'var.' if this is filled in.

Step 3: Upload a plant photo

To upload a plant photo scroll down to the photo submenu. In the Photos tab click on the blue + symbol and then a upload box will appear. Click on the Browse button to look for the file on your computer. You may fill in the optional boxes of caption, date, copyright option and copyright holder. Then click on the submit button to upload the plant photo. We only accept JPEG, GIF and PNG files.

Step 4: Fill in plant information

To add/edit a field click on the clickable link under the appropriate heading. There are some that required you to enter text, there are some will appear as a dropdown box. Some may allow you to select multiple selections by holding down the CTRL key on PC or CMD on MAC.

Any information updated will be queued awaiting approval by our editors before any changes will take effect.

Please note that you must register with plantify.co.uk in order to add/edit any plant information

The more information you add the more points you earn

Everytime you fill in a name, upload a photo or write a description plantify.co.uk will reward you with points. Each field carries different points. Below is a breakdown of how much each field you can earn. The top 5 earners will appear in our Top contributors box

+20 Photo upload
+10 Description
+10 Taste description (appears only when Vegetable it selected)
+10 Parent (appears only when the Genus name is Rosa)
+3 Genus name
+3 Calendar
+2 Common name
+1 Others