I just uploaded a huge update to the Plant Lists feature, and there are a number of new features available to the members:
1) You can now add a plant that does not exist in the plant database! This means that you can add your own seedlings, crosses, and other plants that for whatever reason don't exist in the DB. You can also theoretically use this to post plants for which you do not know what they are.
2) You can now post photos to your items in your list, without going through the database. When you edit a plant, you will see a button to upload a photo. Just upload as many as you want and they will automatically be added to your list. Photos posted through this area will be the default used when showing the thumbnail in your main list view.
3) Each plant in your list now has its own page that people can click on to view all the details and photos you've posted for it. To see this in action, check out
my list. The top item is a crepe myrtle seedling. Click on the binoculars icon under the name to view that plant's page.
4) Adding a new plant has been greatly simplified. When you are in your list and click on "Add a plant to your list" you are taken to a nice easy form where you can add your plant. It has been designed with an eye toward ease of use for all members of every skill level.
There are other small changes and improvements you'll notice here and there.
This is phase 1 in a major update to the site. The next planned update (not sure when it'll come) will further extend this feature to allow other people to comment on your plants, allow weed and plant identification assistance from other members, and allow proposals from other members to link unlinked plants to the database.
