purpleinopp said:How are search results that don't match the searched word more relevant?

That should never happen. If you search for Sedum, then every single result will match Sedum.

In your list above you included Sedum (Petrosedum rupestre subsp. rupestre 'Angelina') as a match under your "Sedum" search. But that is a correct match because the plant is indeed a Sedum per the common names list.

TY for the reply!

And if you just want Petrosedum varieties, click on the hyperlink 'Petrosedum' in the name, and it will give you a list of just Petrosedum plants.
Sedum (Petrosedum rupestre subsp. rupestre 'Angelina')
http://garden.org/plants/brows...

It is such an amazingly helpful feature in our database.

dave said:It would indeed by frightly difficult, but it's something that I may consider doing. The only real downside to that is that when you increase complexity of a system, you inevitably confuse some people. It's an unfortunate fact of software development. I intentionally made the search completely featureless for this reason: so people can just type in what they are looking for and the system will find it.

@Dave, aka the power that be ---- ever since I found you, I have been asking what everyone on this thread is discussing.

It would be so nice to implement something to facilitate search by latin names. Too many times I have attempted to
locate an item, receiving notification that it "is embarrassing, but the system cannot find" something. But it is indeed there, somewhere.... and if I piddle around long enough it will turn up, but it takes awhile !

Now I have more time than money but I really don't wanna die trying to find something in plain sight !
Please help.

There is a site you used to program which allows to search by common name or Latin name, could we get something ike that, but which would permit is to select a default choice ?

Pleeze, pleeeeeeze, puhleeze ????? (where is that wining emoticon again ????)

I'll even pay you hard-earned acorns or pecans or chocolate

If it's not finding what you are searching for, then I believe the problem will not be solved by my separating out the search terms and causing the searcher to decide which search field to search.

Right now when you search, it searches ALL the fields, not just the latin name.

If you are having difficulty, let me know what you are searching for and I will see where I need to improve the search.

ok, I am leaving home right now, but I have been documenting and will share later.

thanks for listening.

And remember, there are also a whole bunch of us out here who'd be happy to help you find what you're looking for.

What woofie said.

We love to help.

I LOVE KNOWING you love to help

This is the most wonderful plant site in the world.

I totally agree. Thanks to those who work so hard to maintain it and to all the sweet, great people here. I love this place.