Finding the right plant for a specific space is harder than it looks.
PlantMaster is built to make it faster – with more filters, more images, and more flexibility than you’ll find anywhere else – and every bit of it editable to match your climate and your region.
Find the right plants, faster.
Think about shopping for shoes online. You don’t scroll through every shoe in the store.
You filter – your size, your color, your style.
Each filter gets you closer to what you actually want.
The plant search works the same way.
PlantMaster has more than 500 filters – more than any other online plant database.
So you can describe exactly what you need and get the best results for the space.
The basics are all there (type, size, sun, water, soil), but you can also dig into ornamental qualities and design considerations when you need to get specific.
So many filters – here’s how they’re organized.
Want to find a variegated hosta that grows under 3 feet tall?
Type “hosta”, filter for variegated leaves and 1-3 feet – done in seconds!
With 500+ filters, we’ve organized them into five categories:
ZONE & REGION
USDA Zones, Sunset Zones, and regional natives. Not just “native somewhere” – native to your region.
PALETTES
Your own curated plant lists, used as filters. Start from plants you already know and trust, then narrow from there.
ANATOMY
Plant type, height and width, flower color and month of bloom, and more.
CULTURE
Sun, water, soil, growth rate. Will it actually perform where you’re putting it?
DESIGN
Design styles, location uses, season of interest, wildlife and more. Does it belong in this design?
The only plant search you can edit.
The plants in PlantMaster are a starting point.
If we have something listed as full sun, but you know it struggles in your climate – change it.
Adjust any part of any plant record so your search results stay accurate to your climate and your needs.
That’s the database working as a connected system – the more complete your records are, the more precisely the search can work for you.
View multiple images of every plant.
Seeing the plant clearly helps you make decisions faster.
PlantMaster shows multiple high-resolution images for every plant. More than any other online plant library.
When you’re choosing between three echinaceas, being able to see each one in detail makes the decision easy.
And when those plants show up in your client presentations, your client sees the same thing – a full, clear image, not a thumbnail they have to take your word for.
Create Plant Palettes – your go-to plants.
Create curated lists of your favorite plants and use them as a head start for every project.
Palettes can be anything you need – your favorite plants, problem solvers, erosion control plants, or your favorite natives.
Once you build them, they become high-level filters that fast-track your plant searches every time.
Why look through the entire plant database? Give yourself a head start and start from your curated list of plants.
Ready to try the plant search?
The plant search isn’t just a research tool – it’s the first step in building something you actually deliver to a client.
The plants you edit and find here end up in front of your client in your presentations, reports, and schedules.
“Just a quick note to tell you that I continue to be amazed by PlantMaster. I’m usually in a hurry when I use it, wrapping up the files to pass along to a client, so I knew there were lots of features I wasn’t using, but today, stumped on some fresh ideas for plants that bloom orange, I logged in to the plant search and OH. MY. GOSH!!!
There they all are, by zone, size, bloom color, etc… How did I not use this before now–silly me. Wow, just wow! This is exactly what I need. The program is fabulous!
Kelly Marshall | Kelly Marshall Garden Design